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That Most Important Thing: Love

1975 · 113 min

A raw, emotionally charged plunge into destructive love and the grimy edges of show business, demanding but rewarding.

Directed by
Andrzej Żuławski
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Romy Schneider, Fabio Testi, Jacques Dutronc
Overview
Servais Mont, a freelance photographer who works taking compromising photos, gets fascinated by Nadine Chevalier, a tormented low-budget movie actress married to an eccentric film photo collector.

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Directed by
Andrzej Żuławski
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Romy Schneider, Fabio Testi, Jacques Dutronc
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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