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A Nos Amours

1983 · 102 min

A raw, emotionally bruising portrait of a family in freefall, told with unflinching naturalism and a lingering sense of loneliness.

Overview
Fifteen-year-old Suzanne seeks refuge from a disintegrating family in a series of impulsive, promiscuous affairs. Her fulsome sexuality further ratchets up the suppressed passions of her narcissistic brother, insecure mother and brooding, authoritarian father.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Maurice Pialat
Written by
Arlette Langmann, Maurice Pialat
Starring
Sandrine Bonnaire, Maurice Pialat, Christophe Odent, Dominique Besnehard, Cyril Collard, Jacques Fieschi, Valérie Schlumberger, Evelyne Ker
Cinematography
Jacques Loiseleux
Runtime
102 min
Country
France
Languages
English, French

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