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Luna

2018 · 93 min

A naturalistic, quietly observant portrait of a teenage girl finding her footing in a rough-edged world.

Directed by
Elsa Diringer
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Laëtitia Clément, Rod Paradot, Lyna Khoudri
Overview
A film in which the director captures the beautiful and accurate qualities of reality when building the energetic portrait of a 16-year-old girl immersed in the macho culture of urban suburban south-west France, just a stone’s throw away from the nearby countryside.

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Directed by
Elsa Diringer
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Laëtitia Clément, Rod Paradot, Lyna Khoudri
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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
    • coming-of-age
    • identity
    • gender
    • family
    • class
    Places
    • suburbs
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Elsa Diringer
    Written by
    Elsa Diringer
    Starring
    Laëtitia Clément, Rod Paradot, Lyna Khoudri, Julien Bodet, Frédéric Pierrot, Juliette Arnaud, Dylan Crusol, Victoria Fossard
    Music
    Sébastien Souchois
    Cinematography
    Elin Kirschfink
    Runtime
    93 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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