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The Necklace

2007 · 30 min

A wry, quietly tense moral tale of vanity and pride, watching a small lie snowball with elegant, understated irony.

Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Tv movie
Overview
Mathilde and her husband, who works in a minister's office, are not rich. Mathilde, however, loves beautiful clothes and her husband loves her too much that he lets her do anything she wants. One day they receive an invitation for an important party and she wants to look her best. She borrows a beautiful diamond necklace from her rich friend, but then the necklace gets lost.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Class, identity, betrayal, guilt
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Tv movie
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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
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, comedy, tv movie
    Directed by
    Claude Chabrol
    Written by
    Gérard Jourd'hui, Jacques Santamaria
    Starring
    Cécile de France, Thomas Chabrol, Charley Fouquet, Jacques Boudet, Valérie Kéruzoré, Christian Hecq, Charline Paul, Rémy Roubakha
    Music
    Louis Dunoyer de Segonzac
    Cinematography
    Roberto Venturi
    Runtime
    30 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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