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Alice

2002 · 48 min

A quiet, uneasy plunge into buried desire and grief, where past and present blur and every tender memory carries a sting.

Directed by
Sylvie Ballyot
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Alice is suffering from the upcoming marriage of her older sister Manon as they've shared a unique togetherness since their childhood.
Overview
Alice has deeply buried feelings and memories for her sister Manon who is about to be married. During their childhood the two sisters were extremely close not only emotionally, but also sexually. With news of the wedding the pain of the past resurfaces and Alice's relationship with her girlfriend Elsa start to fall apart. As the wedding approaches Alice reminisces about her childhood, and has trouble letting go of her incestuous relationship with her sister Manon.
How it feels
Melancholic, dark, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Memory, obsession, family, identity
Content
Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Sylvie Ballyot
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • obsession
  • family
  • identity
  • grief
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Sylvie Ballyot
Starring
Anne Bargain, Lei Dinety, Élodie Mennegand
Runtime
48 min
Country
France, United Kingdom
Languages
French

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