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Les Étreintes

32 min

A quiet, drifting study of a woman untethered after heartbreak, moving between rooms and people until something settles.

Directed by
Frédéric Schulz-Richard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Aliénor de Mézamat, Édouard Sulpice, Frédéric Schulz-Richard
Overview
After a difficult breakup, Eleanor wanders from apartment to apartment, maintaining conflictual relationships with her hosts. It is not until autumn and a visit to her brother's house that she makes peace, if not with others, then at least with herself.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Frédéric Schulz-Richard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Aliénor de Mézamat, Édouard Sulpice, Frédéric Schulz-Richard
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • grief
    • family
    • identity
    • healing
    Places
    • big city
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Frédéric Schulz-Richard
    Written by
    Frédéric Schulz-Richard
    Starring
    Aliénor de Mézamat, Édouard Sulpice, Frédéric Schulz-Richard, Théo Verprat, Fillipo Bruschi, Amine Belhadji
    Cinematography
    David Ingels
    Runtime
    32 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French, Italian, Russian

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