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Same Old Song

1997 · 120 min

A wry, tender Parisian roundelay where ordinary longing suddenly bursts into lip-synced song, leaving a bittersweet, gently absurd afterglow.

Overview
Business executive Odile seeks a new, larger apartment. Her younger sister Camille, having completed her doctoral thesis in history, is a Paris tour guide. Simon is a regular on Camille's tours as he's attracted to her. However, Camille has fallen for Marc, and they begin an affair. Nicolas is also looking for an apartment, since he hopes to eventually have his family join him in Paris.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • loneliness
  • betrayal
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Alain Resnais
Written by
Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui
Starring
Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azéma, Jean-Pierre Bacri, André Dussollier, Agnès Jaoui, Lambert Wilson, Jane Birkin, Jean-Paul Roussillon
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
France, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Languages
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