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Porté disparu

1995 · 90 min

A quiet, uneasy family drama where a familiar face under a false name keeps you watching for cracks in the calm.

Overview
Twenty years after his disappearance and while everyone believes him dead, Jacques returns home incognito under the name Laurent Dupas. He finds his wife Hélène, who has remarried Eric, a bank manager. They all look happy. But behind this idyllic family picture lies a mystery.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • family
  • deception
  • memory
  • betrayal
Places
  • home
  • small town
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
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Jacques Richard
Written by
Didier Lacoste
Starring
Georges Claisse, Claude Jade, Jean Barney, Nicolas Moreau, Fabienne Périneau
Cinematography
Bernard Déchet
Runtime
90 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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