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The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing

1969 · 99 min

A dry, gently absurd village comedy that turns quietly uncomfortable as a mild man's marriage curdles into domestic trouble.

Overview: A sleepy village around 1910. Jacob, the owner of a book store in a small town is a member of a club who baths together every Sunday. He is uninterested in women until Amelie Arbel moves into the town. She is both rich and seductive and he marries her. After the marriage he discovers that she can be very troublesome.
How it feels: Whimsical, satirical, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, identity, class, betrayal
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 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: love
identity
class
betrayal
family
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild