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A Woman's Revenge

1990 · 133 min

A hushed, uncomfortable duel of two women circling each other in grief, all talk and glances, quietly suffocating.

Directed by: Jacques Doillon
Genres: Drama
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Béatrice Dalle, Jean-Louis Murat

Overview: Suzy, a beautiful woman, is coming back to Paris to attend the funeral of her lover, a married man. Cecile, his wife, is holding Suzy responsible for his suicide. By finding Suzy in Paris, Cecile is trying to seek the truth by playing a psychological game on her.

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Directed by: Jacques Doillon
Genres: Drama
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Béatrice Dalle, Jean-Louis Murat

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: grief
obsession
betrayal
guilt
deception
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Jacques Doillon
Written by: Jacques Doillon, Jean-François Goyet
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Béatrice Dalle, Jean-Louis Murat, Laurence Côte, Sebastian Roché, David Léotard, Albert Le Prince, Brigitte Marvine
Cinematography: Patrick Blossier
Runtime: 133 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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