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Juventa

2008 · 41 min

A quiet, observational drama that lingers on awkward glances and unspoken longing, making you feel the instructor's discomfort and the teens' restless energy.

Directed by
Émilie Lamoine
Genres
Drama
Starring
Camilia Akroune, Arnaud Baudoin, Sigrid Bouaziz
Overview
Juventa Athletic Club where teenagers practice running, guided by their coach, during an internship in the mountains. Sylvie, is a young woman and and instructor. Not so competent, clumsy and confused. She watches the teenagers beautiful bodies move, their growing desires.

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Directed by
Émilie Lamoine
Genres
Drama
Starring
Camilia Akroune, Arnaud Baudoin, Sigrid Bouaziz
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • obsession
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Émilie Lamoine
Written by
Arnaud Jollet, Émilie Lamoine
Starring
Camilia Akroune, Arnaud Baudoin, Sigrid Bouaziz, Laurent Boulet, Laurent Delbecque, Julien Drion, Morgane Evain, Héloïse Guillot
Cinematography
Javier Ruiz Gómez
Runtime
41 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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