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Couleur locale

2014 · 86 min

A gentle, earnest culture-clash drama that slowly warms as an unlikely bond forms, with light humour and a soft emotional pull.

Directed by
Coline Serreau, Samuel Tasinaje
Genres
Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Isabelle Nanty, Christian Bouillette, Philippe Uchan
Overview
Marianne Riblon runs a small construction business in the south of France. Widowed and estranged from a daughter she hasn't seen in 15 years, she spends her time and working and has a life devoid of affection. An active member of the town council, she has strong conservative and racist convictions. One day, her daughter Charlotte calls her to tell her she's a grandmother. Her grandson, Nicolas, is 12 and is on his way to come see her. Charlotte wants her to take care of the child while she's being treated for leukemia. A the station, Marianne discovers the boy is half-black. The two learn to know each other...

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Directed by
Coline Serreau, Samuel Tasinaje
Genres
Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Isabelle Nanty, Christian Bouillette, Philippe Uchan
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • family
  • race
  • parenthood
  • healing
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, tv movie
Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
86 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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