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Le souffle du désir

1958 · 78 min

A modest, moody French melodrama that drifts through smoky nightclub shadows toward quiet domestic dread.

Directed by
Henri Lepage
Genres
Drama
Starring
Danielle Godet, Michel Ardan, Jacques Castelot
Overview
Daniel Bellanger, a night-club crooner, is a basically straight,honest man. He has just married Christiane, a cashier in a Montmartre hotel and his main objective in life is to live happily with his wife and Pierrot, the son she had of a former union. Unfortunately Daniel accepts the offer of his old friend Freddy to run a gambling den. The place is frequented by a host of dubious guys, among whom a hood named Mario. The latter finds Christiane to his liking and soon shows he is prepared to do anything to take her away from Daniel, including kidnapping little Pierrot.

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Directed by
Henri Lepage
Genres
Drama
Starring
Danielle Godet, Michel Ardan, Jacques Castelot
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • crime
    • family
    • betrayal
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Henri Lepage
    Starring
    Danielle Godet, Michel Ardan, Jacques Castelot, Jacques Dynam, Max Elloy, Jean-Jacques Delbo, Mady Berry, Béatrice Arnac
    Runtime
    78 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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