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Les Demi-Vierges

1936 · 89 min

A gentle, talky French comedy of manners where romance and family expectations drift along without much urgency.

Overview
Maxime, heir to an old provincial family, is deeply in love with Maud whom he makes his fiancée. But learning that the young girl's life has not always been beyond reproach, he refuses to marry her and returns to his castle in the company of his sister who, happier than him, has met a man worthy of being in Paris. love.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • family
    • betrayal
    • class
    Places
    • countryside
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Pierre Caron
    Written by
    Pierre Caron
    Starring
    Marie Bell, Madeleine Renaud, Rachel Devirys, Hélène Pépée, Daniel Lecourtois, Maurice Escande, Abel Jacquin, José Sergy
    Music
    Jane Bos
    Cinematography
    Georges Benoît
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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