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Le Bel Indifférent

1958 · 28 min

A tense, claustrophobic monologue that plays like a slow wound opening, keeping you locked in one woman's raw, unreciprocated fury.

Overview
An adaptation of Jean Cocteau's play of a woman lecturing her indifferent lover.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • isolation
  • love
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • gender
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jacques Demy
Starring
Jeanne Allard, Angelo Bellini, Jacques Demy
Music
Maurice Jarre
Cinematography
Marcel Fradetal
Runtime
28 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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