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A Room in Town

1982 · 94 min

A sung-through tragedy of doomed love amid a workers' strike, blending romantic sweep with political tension and operatic sorrow.

Directed by
Jacques Demy
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Dominique Sanda, Richard Berry, Michel Piccoli
Overview
Set against the backdrop of an increasingly violent strike, a worker falls in love with the middle-class daughter of his landlady.

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Directed by
Jacques Demy
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Dominique Sanda, Richard Berry, Michel Piccoli
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • class
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance8
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Jacques Demy
Written by
Jacques Demy
Starring
Dominique Sanda, Richard Berry, Michel Piccoli, Fabienne Guyon, Anna Gaylor, Jean-François Stévenin, Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Louis Rolland
Music
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Cinematography
Jean Penzer
Runtime
94 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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