Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- paranoid
- intimate
- serious movie night
- independent film night
What critics said
Critics' aggregate reception is unavailable; the film has a very low IMDb user score but no supplied professional consensus.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Shawn Wittig enters an illicit romance with his university professor, making authority and vulnerability central to the conflict.
Shawn comes back from a 12-year self-imposed exile in Europe and faces the consequences of his past.
The central relationship is described as illicit and possibly deadly rather than conventionally comforting.
Shawn's prolonged exile in Europe distinguishes his history from his return to an American present.
Films like Symphoria, and why
The Reader
forbidden romance complicated by secrecy, power imbalance, and emotional danger
Notes on a Scandal
morally fraught teacher student intimacy rendered as a serious romantic drama
Damage
psychological romantic tension, illicit desire, and possible criminal consequences
Movie Details
- Director
- Catherine Dao
- Release Date
- 2021-01-01
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Catherine Dao
- Tyler Wolfe
- A Martinez
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Symphoria about?
- A returning exile is pulled into a forbidden professor-student affair whose unresolved past may turn romance into mortal danger.
- What is Symphoria like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Symphoria as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Symphoria violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Symphoria as mild.
- What did critics think of Symphoria?
- Critics' aggregate reception is unavailable; the film has a very low IMDb user score but no supplied professional consensus.
- Which films are like Symphoria?
- Films with a similar feel include The Reader, Notes on a Scandal, and Damage.
- How long is Symphoria?
- Symphoria runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Symphoria?
- In United States, Symphoria streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
