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Virginia

1990 · 80 min

A slow-burn, dreamlike drama of uneasy power games and quiet tension in a strange household.

Directed by: François About
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Brigitte Margerin, Jacques Delahaye, Caroline Siemens

Overview: From East Berlin, alone in Paris, Virginia, a young unemployed actress, finds a job as a reader in a strange villa, with a blind man. Between a domineering housewife and a submissive employee who plays sadistic games, Virginia must find her place.

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Directed by: François About
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Brigitte Margerin, Jacques Delahaye, Caroline Siemens

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: power
isolation
identity
obsession
betrayal
Places: single country house
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: François About
Written by: Monique André
Starring: Brigitte Margerin, Jacques Delahaye, Caroline Siemens, Sonia Lina, François Romain, Jean-Denis Burgo, Caroline Delagrange
Music: Flavien Pierson
Cinematography: François About
Runtime: 80 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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