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Trans-Europ-Express

1966 · 95 min

A playful, cerebral puzzle that blurs reality and fiction, keeping you intrigued and slightly disoriented.

Directed by
Alain Robbe-Grillet
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier, Christian Barbier
Tagline
Erotic? Serious? Funny? Tragic? A Mystery? A Game? A Paradox? Neo-Sadism? A Detective Story?
Overview
A movie producer, director and assistant take the Trans-Europ-Express from Paris to Antwerp. They get the idea for a movie about a drug smuggler on their train and visualize it while taping the script.

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Directed by
Alain Robbe-Grillet
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier, Christian Barbier
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • deception
  • identity
  • crime
  • power
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour4
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller
Directed by
Alain Robbe-Grillet
Written by
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Starring
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier, Christian Barbier, Charles Millot, Daniel Emilfork, Henri Lambert, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Catherine Robbe-Grillet
Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
France
Languages
French, Dutch

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