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Seventh Heaven

1958 · 107 min

A dry, elegant black comedy that charms you while quietly revealing how casually ruthless people can be.

Directed by: Raymond Bernard
Genres: Mystery, Comedy
Starring: Danielle Darrieux, Noël-Noël, Paul Meurisse

Overview: "Le septième ciel" became Raymond Bernard's last film; a black comedy about a female brewery owner who donates vast amounts of money to charitable causes. The funds to do this, she raises through her liaisons with wealthy gentlemen... who just "happen" to end up dead!

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Directed by: Raymond Bernard
Genres: Mystery, Comedy
Starring: Danielle Darrieux, Noël-Noël, Paul Meurisse

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
crime
deception
class
morality
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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

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Genres: mystery, comedy
Directed by: Raymond Bernard
Written by: Jean Bernard-Luc, Raymond Bernard
Starring: Danielle Darrieux, Noël-Noël, Paul Meurisse, Alberto Sordi, Gérard Oury, André Philip, René Berthier, Robert Blome
Music: Jean Wiener, Marcel Stern
Cinematography: Robert Lefebvre
Runtime: 107 min
Country: Italy, France
Languages: French

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