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Hyménée

1947 · 95 min

A quiet, talky French drama of tangled affections, played with restraint and a melancholy sense of duty over desire.

Directed by
Émile Couzinet
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Gaby Morlay, Maurice Escande, Alice Field
Overview
Although Pierre is married, he is in love with his sister in law Marianne, while he is loved by his cousin Agnés, a spinster. Marianne loves him but she prefers to marry Rémy, and ultimately Agnés leaves Pierre to his wife and kids.

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Directed by
Émile Couzinet
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Gaby Morlay, Maurice Escande, Alice Field
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 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
  • family
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Émile Couzinet
Starring
Gaby Morlay, Maurice Escande, Alice Field, Colette Richard, Bernard Lancret, Pierre Magnier, Marthe Marsans, Monette Pascale
Runtime
95 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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