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A Few Days with Me

1988 · 131 min

A quiet, rueful character study that drifts with its fragile protagonist, offering gentle warmth and a lingering ache of loneliness.

Overview
After being discharged from a mental institution, a man is tasked by his mother to revive a struggling supermarket in Limoges. He must navigate unexpected responsibilities and the challenges of managing the store's staff.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • class
  • love
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • workplace
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
Humour4
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Claude Sautet
Written by
Claude Sautet, Jacques Fieschi, Jérôme Tonnerre
Starring
Daniel Auteuil, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Dominique Lavanant, Danielle Darrieux, Vincent Lindon, Thérèse Liotard, Gérard Ismaël
Music
Philippe Sarde
Cinematography
Jean-François Robin
Runtime
131 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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