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Mr. Stein Goes Online

2017 · 99 min

A gentle, bittersweet comedy about late-life loneliness and the thrill of connection, easy to watch and quietly touching.

Directed by
Stéphane Robelin
Genres
Romance, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Pierre Richard, Yaniss Lespert, Fanny Valette
Overview
Pierre, widowed and retired, has not been out of his house for two years. He discovers the joys of the internet thanks to Alex, a young man hired by his daughter to teach him the basics of computer science. On a meeting place, a charming young woman, Flora63, seduced by the romanticism of Pierre, offers her a first date. Lovers, Pierre is back. But on his profile he put a picture of Alex and not his own. Pierre must convince the young man to meet Flora in his place

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Directed by
Stéphane Robelin
Genres
Romance, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Pierre Richard, Yaniss Lespert, Fanny Valette
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loneliness
  • love
  • identity
  • aging
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • home
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
Humour6
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
romance, drama, comedy
Directed by
Stéphane Robelin
Written by
Stéphane Robelin
Starring
Pierre Richard, Yaniss Lespert, Fanny Valette, Stéphane Bissot, Stéphanie Crayencour, Gustave Kervern, Macha Méril, Anna Bederke
Music
Vladimir Cosma
Cinematography
Priscila Guedes
Runtime
99 min
Country
Belgium, France, Germany
Languages
French

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