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Jeune Femme

2017 · 97 min

A restless, scrappy character study that swings between raw vulnerability and wry defiance, keeping you close to a woman rebuilding herself.

Directed by
Léonor Serraille
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Laetitia Dosch, Grégoire Monsaingeon, Souleymane Seye Ndiaye
Overview
Broke, with nothing but her cat to her name and doors closing in her face, Paula is back in Paris after a long absence. As she meets different people along the way, there is one thing she knows for sure: she's determined to make a new start and she'll do it with style and panache.

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  • Curzon Amazon Channel
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Directed by
Léonor Serraille
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Laetitia Dosch, Grégoire Monsaingeon, Souleymane Seye Ndiaye
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • survival
  • family
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Léonor Serraille
Written by
Léonor Serraille
Starring
Laetitia Dosch, Grégoire Monsaingeon, Souleymane Seye Ndiaye, Léonie Simaga, Erika Sainte, Lila-Rose Gilberti, Audrey Bonnet, Nathalie Richard
Music
Julie Roué
Cinematography
Émilie Noblet
Runtime
97 min
Country
France
Languages
French, English

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