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House Specialty

1978 · 12 min

A gentle, chatty slice of village life, warm and quietly amusing, like overhearing old friends in a bakery.

Overview
Sophie Tatischeff's short film set in the small town of Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre, three decades after its use in her father's film 'Jour de Fête'. The conversation from a typical village bar is transplanted to a patisserie with particularly tempting tartlets: 'No reason for us not to have another' says one habitué; 'no more for me thanks,' says another. 'A shortbread at this time of day?' asks the woman behind the counter.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • work
  • aging
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Sophie Tatischeff
Written by
Sophie Tatischeff
Starring
Dominique Lavanant, Gilberte Géniat
Runtime
12 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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