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The Contract

2010 · 13 min

A quiet, intimate portrait that asks you to sit with two women's unsettling devotion and consider what surrender really means.

Directed by: Lina Mannheimer
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Beverly Charpentier, Catherine Robbe-Grillet

Overview: In 2005 Beverly Charpentier declared an oath of allegiance to French writer Catherine Robbe-Grillet. In doing so she gave up her freedom for the rest of her life. The Contract portrays two strong women's unconventional love story, two women who have chosen to explore their love in a unique way, without compromise.

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Directed by: Lina Mannheimer
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Beverly Charpentier, Catherine Robbe-Grillet

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 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: love
power
identity
obsession
freedom
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	0
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Lina Mannheimer
Starring: Beverly Charpentier, Catherine Robbe-Grillet
Runtime: 13 min
Country: Sweden
Languages: French

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