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Elza

2011 · 78 min

A quiet, sunlit search for belonging that moves gently and lingers on faces and silences more than events.

Overview
A young Parisian woman of Caribbean descent returns to her native island of Guadeloupe looking for the father she has never known.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • parenthood
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mariette Monpierre
Written by
Mama Keïta, Mariette Monpierre
Starring
Stana Roumillac, Vincent Byrd Le Sage, Christophe Cherki, Sophie Berger, Teddy Doloir, Eva Constant, Jihane Botreau-Roubel, Auriana Annonay
Music
David Fackeure, Max Surla
Cinematography
Rémi Mazet
Runtime
78 min
Country
Guadaloupe, France
Languages
French

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