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Asphalt

1959 · 95 min

A quiet, wistful return to a hometown, drifting between old flames and old regrets with a soft, bittersweet pull.

Directed by: Hervé Bromberger
Genres: Drama
Starring: Françoise Arnoul, Massimo Girotti, Jean-Paul Vignon

Overview: Françoise Arnould plays here a married woman who decides one day to get away from her husband and return to her childhood place, where she meets all her former friends, and lovers.

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Directed by: Hervé Bromberger
Genres: Drama
Starring: Françoise Arnoul, Massimo Girotti, Jean-Paul Vignon

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
memory
freedom
family
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Hervé Bromberger
Written by: Jacques Sigurd
Starring: Françoise Arnoul, Massimo Girotti, Jean-Paul Vignon, Dany Saval, Anne-Marie Coffinet, Krestia Cassel, Daniel Crohem, Roger Dumas
Cinematography: Roger Hubert
Runtime: 95 min
Country: France
Languages: English, French

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