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Comme si de rien n'était

2003 · 97 min

A bittersweet, talky French romance that blurs theatre and life, asking patience as it quietly aches.

Overview
Thomas is a stage director. One evening he meets Alix and they fall in love at first sight. It's total, absolute. But Alix's life catches up with them. During the course of the performance of the play, they'll pretend that nothing has happened.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • art
  • memory
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Pierre-Olivier Mornas
Written by
Pierre-Olivier Mornas
Starring
Alice Carel, Pierre-Olivier Mornas, Rufus, Sophie Barjac, Sophie Broustal, Nathalie Levy-Lang, Laurent Bateau, Steve Suissa
Music
Lawrence Collins
Cinematography
Olivier Chambon
Runtime
97 min
Languages
French

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