Movie

Swann in Love

1984 · 110 min

A slow, elegant immersion into obsessive love and Belle Époque society, more felt than told, rewarding patience with quiet devastation.

Tagline: Volker Schlöndorff's Masterly Film
Overview: In Belle Époque Paris, a 19th-century Parisian aristocrat falls in love with a lower-class prostitute who seduces him but never loves him.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, tense and satirical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, love, class, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: Swann in Love

Stream in the US

More options Data from JustWatch

In your watch list

More like this

Like Swann in Love, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
love
class
identity
memory
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild