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The Flamboyant Sex

1961 · 78 min

A loose, lively day-in-the-life drift through Paris, mixing youthful mischief with a quiet melancholy.

Overview
24 hours in the life of three Swedish girls in Paris. Seduced by the excitement but short of money they earn a few francs as nude models in an art school.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • identity
  • class
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Barbro Boman
Written by
Barbro Boman
Starring
Anita Lindohf, Maud Elfsiö, Ulla Blomstrand, Gösta Alm, Bernard Fresson, Bernard Vincent, Bill Hall, Katherine Kath
Cinematography
Gustaf Mandal
Runtime
78 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
French, Swedish

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