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Marie's Counter

1998 · 95 min

A gentle, talky French village comedy-drama where small choices about a cafe counter carry quiet emotional weight.

Overview
A bistro counter will decide the fate of two women. The first, Marie, the owner of a cafe for forty years in a Breton village, wants to realize her dream and go to the city. The second, Joelle, wants to leave town for the countryside.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • work
  • freedom
  • aging
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • 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
Humour5
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Sophie Tatischeff
Starring
Mireille Perrier, Maurane, Christophe Odent, Jacques Penot, Isabelle Habiague, Michel Laprise, Francis Lax, Philippe Aizizeau
Runtime
95 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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