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Le Voleur de feuilles

1984 · 94 min

A gentle, offbeat French comedy that drifts between melancholy and whimsy, letting odd strangers quietly share their regrets.

Overview: An old vagrant accidentally meets a man who has just killed his wife. They are both housed with an old woman who lives in the nostalgia of a youthful love.
How it feels: Whimsical, melancholic, absurd and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, isolation, memory, guilt
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
memory
guilt
found family
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild