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November Moon

1985 · 108 min

A tender, sorrowful wartime romance that lingers in quiet moments of longing and dread.

Overview
"November Moon" is a timeless and compelling love story set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied France. On the brink of war and in the face of escalating anti-Jewish activity, November has fled her native Germany for the relative safety of Paris. There, she meets and falls in love with Ferial, a fiercely patriotic young French woman. Amid a series of life-changing wartime events, they are challenged by their extraordinary circumstances to realize their truest selves and to live - or die - by those choices.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • war
  • identity
  • survival
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, war
Directed by
Alexandra von Grote
Written by
Alexandra von Grote
Starring
Gabriele Osburg, Christiane Millet, Danièle Delorme, Bruno Pradal, Stéphane Garcin, Louise Martini, Gerhard Olschewski, Maurice Arama
Cinematography
Bernard Zitzermann
Runtime
108 min
Country
France, Germany
Languages
German

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