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Romaine

1997 · 82 min

A quirky, low-key French comedy-drama that drifts through awkward encounters and wry observations, leaving a gentle sense of melancholy.

Directed by: Agnès Obadia
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Agnès Obadia, Alain Beigel, Laurent Bénégui

Overview: First adventure : Romaine takes a holiday alone because she doesn't have any friends and meets three lumbering guys, a bald one, a fat one and one with grey hair. So what... Second adventure : Romaine wants to go on a course because she has no passions in her life and meets two girls. A guilt-ridden short-change artist and a rep for the "Dumpling & Co" bra company. So what... Third adventure : Romaine loses her memory, a good thing after her two previous adventures. She can start a new life, great idea, but who with ? So what...

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Directed by: Agnès Obadia
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Agnès Obadia, Alain Beigel, Laurent Bénégui

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 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: isolation
identity
loneliness
friendship
memory
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Agnès Obadia
Starring: Agnès Obadia, Alain Beigel, Laurent Bénégui, Jacqueline Colson
Runtime: 82 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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