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Holiday for Henrietta

1952 · 118 min

A playful, witty romp that keeps shifting gears as two writers bicker over their heroine's fate, making for a charmingly unpredictable watch.

Overview
Two scriptwriters argue about the fate of Henrietta, a charming and gamine shopgirl. One favors a comical path for their heroine, who is overcome with sentimental love for a young photographer on Bastille Day. The other has a more thrilling and dastardly fate in mind for her. Among the film's irresistible conceits is Hildegarde Neff as an oversexed circus bareback rider.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • love
  • identity
  • deception
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Written by
Julien Duvivier, Henri Jeanson
Starring
Dany Robin, Michel Auclair, Hildegard Knef, Michel Roux, Louis Seigner, Henri Crémieux, Micheline Francey, Daniel Ivernel
Music
Georges Auric
Cinematography
Roger Hubert
Runtime
118 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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