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Du côté des filles

2001 · 95 min

A wry, uneasy French drama that turns domestic break-up into something quietly unsettling and darkly comic.

Overview
A suburban pavilion, garden gnomes, a bloody scene. Break between Fred and Liza. As happiness never comes alone, Carole, emerges, announces to Liza that she is pregnant with Fred. Liza takes the kid in a wagon stolen from Fred.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • family
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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