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Flesh and Fire

1985 · 93 min

A slow-burning, uncomfortable drama of manipulation and buried secrets that keeps you on edge as pleasant facades crumble.

Directed by: Gérard Kikoïne
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kevin Bernhardt, Eva Czemerys, Michaël Jacob

Overview: American Raphael talks his colleague at the Parisian University into spending his summer at the family's country mansion. But once there Raphael seduces and plays the sisters and mother against each other - until everyone is revealed at their very worst. As it turns out - that was Raphael's intention all along - because his own torrid past is deeply rooted in their family's dirty history.

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Directed by: Gérard Kikoïne
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kevin Bernhardt, Eva Czemerys, Michaël Jacob

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
obsession
family
deception
revenge
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Gérard Kikoïne
Written by: André Koob, Gérard Kikoïne
Starring: Kevin Bernhardt, Eva Czemerys, Michaël Jacob, Lydie Denier, Philippe Mareuil, Marie Bossee, Cornélia Wilms, Veronique Beguin
Cinematography: Raoul Pacioselli, Gérard Loubeau
Runtime: 93 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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