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Confidentially Yours

1983 · 110 min

A playful, talky mystery that charms with its witty secretary and gentle suspense, feeling like a relaxed Sunday puzzle.

Overview
After he's implicated in several murders, a real estate agent goes on the lam while his intrepid secretary does some private investigating of her own to locate the killer.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • love
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, mystery
Directed by
François Truffaut
Written by
Jean Aurel, Suzanne Schiffman, François Truffaut
Starring
Fanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Laudenbach, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Philippe Morier-Genoud, Caroline Silhol, Xavier Saint-Macary, Jean-Louis Richard
Music
Georges Delerue
Cinematography
Néstor Almendros
Runtime
110 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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