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Jeunesse

1997 · 86 min

A quiet, wry French character piece about a young man finding his footing in the city, gentle and observant rather than eventful.

Overview
Fresh landed from his province and immersed in the prestige of his kinship with Dorval, writer in vogue, Stéphane moved to Paris.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • ambition
  • family
  • class
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
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Noël Alpi
Starring
Blandine Lenoir, Jérémie Covillault, Sonja Codhant, Nicolas Koretzky
Runtime
86 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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