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Russian Dolls

2005 · 129 min

A warm, bittersweet, talky European romance about messy friendships and love, with a wandering, reflective pace.

Overview
Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • friendship
  • family
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Cédric Klapisch
Written by
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Starring
Romain Duris, Kelly Reilly, Audrey Tautou, Cécile de France, Kevin Bishop, Olivier Saladin, Zinedine Soualem, Evguenya Obraztsova
Cinematography
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Runtime
129 min
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Languages
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