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Arletty: A Guilty Passion

2015 · 90 min

A somber, intimate wartime romance that lingers on the ache of forbidden love and the weight of public judgment.

Overview
Covers the love affair between French actress Arletty and a high-ranking German officer during WWII in occupied France.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • war
  • identity
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Arnaud Sélignac
Starring
Laetitia Casta, Ken Duken, Marie-Josée Croze, Joséphine Draï, Marc Citti, Natalia Dontcheva, Michel Fau, Franck Victor
Music
Fabrice Aboulker
Cinematography
Éric Guichard
Runtime
90 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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