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The American

1969 · 90 min

A quiet, introspective drama about feeling out of place among familiar faces, asking for patience and rewarding it with quiet melancholy.

Overview
A man returns to Rouen, after fifteen years in the United States, and feels like a stranger among old friends.

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How it feels

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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
    • identity
    • isolation
    • memory
    • friendship
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Marcel Bozzuffi
    Written by
    Marcel Bozzuffi
    Starring
    Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean Bouise, Bernard Fresson, Rufus, Françoise Fabian, Jacques Perrin, Yves Lefebvre, Tanya Lopert
    Music
    Georges Moustaki
    Cinematography
    Pierre Willemin
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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