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The Interchange

1982 · 23 min

A quiet, uneasy slice of childhood in a bleak new housing estate, drifting between everyday school life and a faint sense of mystery.

Directed by
Jean-Claude Brisseau
Genres
Drama
Starring
Fanny Bastien, Sylvestre Lopez, María Luisa García
Overview
A young boy moves with his mother into rent-controlled housing in a new banlieue. He begins sixth grade and meets a mysterious classmate. Produced for the "Contes pour enfants" television series that aired on former network Antenna-2.

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Directed by
Jean-Claude Brisseau
Genres
Drama
Starring
Fanny Bastien, Sylvestre Lopez, María Luisa García
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • isolation
  • identity
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • class
Places
  • suburbs
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jean-Claude Brisseau
Written by
Jean-Claude Brisseau
Starring
Fanny Bastien, Sylvestre Lopez, María Luisa García
Cinematography
Jacques Pamart
Runtime
23 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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