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Être vivant

2013

A stark, immersive plunge into one man's unraveling, heard more than seen, leaving you unsettled and quietly devastated.

Directed by
Emmanuel Gras
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Bernard Blancan
Overview
A male voice describes, with ruthless precision, the physical and mental journey of a man who has just become homeless.

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Directed by
Emmanuel Gras
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Bernard Blancan
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • identity
  • loneliness
  • class
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Emmanuel Gras
Written by
Emmanuel Gras
Starring
Bernard Blancan
Cinematography
Benjamin Fatras
Country
France
Languages
French

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