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The Bear

1988 · 97 min

A quiet, immersive wilderness journey that makes you feel the bears' peril and tenderness without a word of dialogue.

Tagline
He's an orphan... at the start of a journey. A journey to survive.
Overview
An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • survival
  • nature
  • found family
  • grief
  • redemption
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama, family
Directed by
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Written by
Gérard Brach
Starring
Tchéky Karyo, Bart the Bear, Douce the Bear, Jack Wallace, André Lacombe, Bozo the Bear
Music
Philippe Sarde
Cinematography
Philippe Rousselot
Runtime
97 min
Country
France, United States of America
Languages
English

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