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Les Biches

1968 · 95 min

A cool, elegant psychodrama that glides through sunlit villas while quietly tightening a knot of jealousy and cruelty.

Tagline: A sensual triangle!
Overview: A bored bisexual millionaire picks up a young destitute street artist and whisks her away to her villa in Saint Tropez. They meet a dashing local architect and both fall for him, setting in motion a ménage à trois of deception and betrayal.

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
betrayal
love
identity
class
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Claude Chabrol
Written by: Claude Chabrol, Paul Gégauff
Starring: Stéphane Audran, Jacqueline Sassard, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Nane Germon, Serge Bento, Henri Attal, Dominique Zardi, Henri Frances
Music: Pierre Jansen
Cinematography: Jean Rabier
Runtime: 95 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: French

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