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Les Anneaux de Bicêtre

1977 · 98 min

A quiet, intimate chamber piece about helplessness and care, watching a proud man slowly relearn his body while clinging to a nurse's kindness.

Overview
At fifty, René Maugras has lost everything. This wealthy press boss fell into a coma and was rushed to hospital. He has since emerged from his worrying state of health but remains unable to move and communicate. He must also begin rehabilitation, which turns out to be particularly humiliating. Fortunately for him there is Blanche, his nurse, who surrounds him with affection. Blanche takes her case to heart.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • healing
  • obsession
  • love
Places
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Louis Grospierre
Written by
Louis Grospierre
Starring
Michel Bouquet, Claude Jade, Bernard Dhéran, Dani, Gérard Buhr, Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Cinematography
Jean-Louis Picavet
Runtime
98 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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