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The Beloved

2007 · 70 min

A quiet, personal documentary that lingers on rooms and relatives, turning a house sale into a gentle meditation on memory and letting go.

Directed by: Arnaud Desplechin
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Arnaud Desplechin, Robert Desplechin, Fabrice Desplechin

Overview: Arnaud Desplechin documents the selling of his family home.

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Directed by: Arnaud Desplechin
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Arnaud Desplechin, Robert Desplechin, Fabrice Desplechin

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
memory
aging
grief
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Arnaud Desplechin
Starring: Arnaud Desplechin, Robert Desplechin, Fabrice Desplechin, Joseph Desplechin, David Desplechin, Gabriel Desplechin
Music: Grégoire Hetzel
Cinematography: Caroline Champetier
Runtime: 70 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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