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Public Affairs

2003 · 87 min

A quiet, wry French character piece that blurs work and private life, watching a director mine his own marriage for material.

Directed by
Mathieu Amalric
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Jean-Quentin Châtelain, Anne Alvaro, Michèle Laroque
Overview
A television director decides to use his own life and marriage as an inspiration for his latest project.

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Directed by
Mathieu Amalric
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Jean-Quentin Châtelain, Anne Alvaro, Michèle Laroque
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • media
    • art
    • identity
    • family
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    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
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama, tv movie
    Directed by
    Mathieu Amalric
    Written by
    Marcelo Novais Teles, Christine Dory, Mathieu Amalric
    Starring
    Jean-Quentin Châtelain, Anne Alvaro, Michèle Laroque, Bernard Ménez, Claude Régy, Arthur Boissau, Alice Amiel, Christelle Prot
    Music
    Rodolphe Burger
    Cinematography
    Isabelle Razavet
    Runtime
    87 min
    Languages
    French

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