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Roselyne and the Lions

1988 · 176 min

A slow, visually lush plunge into circus obsession, where love and ambition tangle with danger and spectacle.

Overview: Thierry drops out of school to apprentice as a lion tamer at the zoo where he meets Roselyne, who shares his passion. They fall in love and when he loses his job, the young lovers journey across France finding odd jobs at several circuses. In Germany, they fall under the tutelage of ageing big cat trainer, Klint, and while they are closer to realising their dreams, they find that their success drivers them part.
How it feels: Romantic, melancholic, earnest and whimsical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, love, ambition, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
love
ambition
identity
betrayal
Places: big city
countryside
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild