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Joy

1983 · 102 min

A slow, sensual drift through Paris, mixing longing and erotic encounters with a quiet search for belonging.

Genres
Drama
Overview
This is the story about Joy who falls in love with an older man (she has been looking for her missing father all her life), and then travels around Paris with him and his other female companion, experiencing a broad range of sexual encounters.
How it feels
Romantic, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, identity, family, sexuality
Content
Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.
Note
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The Joy Collection

  1. JoyMovie · 1983 This title
  2. Joy in AfricaMovie · 1992
  3. Joy in Hong KongMovie · 1992
  4. Joy in MoscowMovie · 1992
  5. Joy and the PharaohsMovie · 1993

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism6
Romance7
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Sergio Bergonzelli
Written by
Christian Charrière, Joy Laurey, Marie-Françoise Hans, Robert Geoffrion
Starring
Claudia Udy, Gérard-Antoine Huart, Agnès Torrent, Elisabeth Mortensen, Claire Nadeau, Danielle Godet, Michel Caron, Septimiu Sever
Music
Alain Wisniak, François Valéry
Cinematography
René Verzier, Richard Ciupka
Runtime
102 min
Country
France, Canada
Languages
French

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