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Doux amer

1987 · 93 min

A quiet, bittersweet French drama that lingers on a woman's resolve and the ache of being left to carry everything alone.

Overview
A married woman, Anne Lambert has a child with her lover. But her lover becomes afraid and refuses to recognize the baby. Very invested in her career, Anne, an architect, decides to raise her child alone.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • work
Places
  • big city
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
Humour3
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Franck Apprederis
Written by
David Lang, Liliane Touati, Laurence Leininger, Franck Apprederis
Starring
Véronique Jannot, François Duval, Niels Arestrup, Thierry Fortineau, Tanya Lopert, Claude Lecat, Richard Martin, Jean Panisse
Cinematography
Jean Boffety
Runtime
93 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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