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Divine Émilie

2007 · 90 min

A stately, thoughtful period drama that immerses you in intellectual passion and quiet defiance.

Directed by
Arnaud Sélignac
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Léa Drucker, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Thierry Frémont
Overview
The life of Émilie du Châtelet, mathematician and physicist during the Enlightenment.

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Directed by
Arnaud Sélignac
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Léa Drucker, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Thierry Frémont
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • ambition
  • gender
  • science
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Arnaud Sélignac
Written by
Élisabeth Badinter, Chantal de Rudder
Starring
Léa Drucker, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Thierry Frémont, Aurore Clément, Philippe Lefebvre, Sophie Broustal, Olivier Sitruk, Alain Doutey
Runtime
90 min

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