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Blame It on Rousseau

2021–2022 · 2 seasons

A gentle, thoughtful series that uses philosophy to explore everyday struggles, blending warmth and melancholy.

Created by
Agathe Robilliard, Thomas Boullé
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Bryan Trésor, Emeline Faure, Chloé Zerbib
Overview
Benjamin Rousseau is a high school teacher who uses an atypical method to help his students: philosophy. In each episode he tries to help a student and explores a philosophical theme specific to each one in order to help him or her but the worst thing is that his personal life is a complete mess, divorced he tries to solve his problems too, but unfortunately does not get anywhere.

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Free in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
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Created by
Agathe Robilliard, Thomas Boullé
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Bryan Trésor, Emeline Faure, Chloé Zerbib
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • education
  • identity
  • family
  • grief
  • healing
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Created by
Agathe Robilliard, Thomas Boullé
Starring
Bryan Trésor, Emeline Faure, Chloé Zerbib, Victor Lefebvre, Lucie Vangenheim, Charlie Dupont, Anny Duperey, Louis Duneton
Length
2 seasons, 14 episodes, 52 min each
Network
France 2
Country
France
Languages
French

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