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Francine

2015 · 17 min

A quiet, painful watch that sits with a woman's fading memory and the helpless grief of those around her.

Overview
A woman who is progressively losing her memory faces the harsh reality of a family illness that has no turning back.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • memory
  • grief
  • family
  • isolation
  • aging
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour0
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Iñaki Velásquez
Written by
Iñaki Velásquez
Starring
Berta Lasala, Katty Kowaleczko, Daniel Alcaíno, Lux Pascal, José Antonio Raffo
Music
Matías Blake
Cinematography
Pamela Hurtado
Runtime
17 min
Country
Chile
Languages
Spanish

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