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The River

2001 · 16 min

A quiet, dreamy drift of bodies and water, more mood than story, watched as a slow sensory reverie.

Directed by
Michel Houellebecq
Genres
Fantasy
Starring
Cielle Delhomme, Audrey Jouffain, Annabelle Brun
Overview
An artistic erotic short film which has only a few lines of dialogue. Five women are enjoying themselves by a river.

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Directed by
Michel Houellebecq
Genres
Fantasy
Starring
Cielle Delhomme, Audrey Jouffain, Annabelle Brun
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • love
  • freedom
  • nature
Places
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism5
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
fantasy
Directed by
Michel Houellebecq
Written by
Michel Houellebecq
Starring
Cielle Delhomme, Audrey Jouffain, Annabelle Brun, Naïma Abdalahoui, Laetitia Clément
Cinematography
Jeanne Lapoirie
Runtime
16 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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