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Love on the Run

1979 · 93 min

A breezy, bittersweet amble through one man's romantic history, mixing wry comedy with gentle melancholy.

Tagline
Antoine Doinel. He's got four ladies ... Nine lives ... and Plenty of alibis!
Overview
Now in his thirties, Antoine Doinel is a divorced proofreader in love with a record seller. Colette Tazzi, now a lawyer, buys his first published autobiography, leading them to a chance meeting.

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • memory
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
romance, drama, comedy
Directed by
François Truffaut
Written by
Suzanne Schiffman, Jean Aurel, Marie-France Pisier, François Truffaut
Starring
Jean-Pierre Léaud, Marie-France Pisier, Claude Jade, Dani, Dorothée, Daniel Mesguich, Julien Bertheau, Marie Henriau
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
93 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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