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Lover

1992 · 99 min

A quiet, talky French romance about jealousy and desire, driven by emotional friction rather than plot.

Directed by
Jacques Doillon
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Thomas Langmann
Overview
Marie lives with Antoine, but while he is away she meets Paul, a filmmaker visiting from Canada. Paul is instantly smitten and wants her to marry him. She puts him off by saying that she and Antoine have decided to have a baby. When Antoine returns, he becomes vividly jealous of his girlfriend's chaste encounter, which provokes her into having an affair with Paul.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jacques Doillon
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Thomas Langmann
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • betrayal
    • obsession
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Jacques Doillon
    Written by
    Jacques Doillon, Jean-François Goyet
    Starring
    Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Thomas Langmann, Stéphanie Tchou-Cotta, Thierry Maricot, Elsa Zylberstein, Paul Savoie, Hélène Fillières
    Cinematography
    Christophe Pollock
    Runtime
    99 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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