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La Persistente

2018 · 22 min

A strange, quiet fable of obsession in a snowy resort, where a breathing motorcycle becomes an object of love and loss.

Directed by: Camille Lugan
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Harold Torres, Angelina Woreth, Julien Drion

Overview: A ski resort, somewhere in the French Pyrenees. Ivan solely lives for his motorcycle - the sentient, loving, breathing La Persistente. When a local rival tears her away from him, Ivan's obsession becomes to win her back…

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Directed by: Camille Lugan
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Harold Torres, Angelina Woreth, Julien Drion

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
love
isolation
identity
betrayal
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	3
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: fantasy
Directed by: Camille Lugan
Starring: Harold Torres, Angelina Woreth, Julien Drion
Runtime: 22 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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