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Raphael or the Debauched One

1971 · 100 min

A cool, literary period romance that drifts between elegance and despair, asking patience as it studies attraction to self-destruction.

Directed by
Michel Deville
Genres
Drama
Overview
In 1830s France, a virtuous widow falls for a self-destructive debauchee obsessed with death. Initial resistance gives way to a desperate and cynical romance.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, death, obsession, identity
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Michel Deville
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance7
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Michel Deville
    Written by
    Nina Companéez
    Starring
    Maurice Ronet, Françoise Fabian, Brigitte Fossey, Jean Vilar, Anne Wiazemsky, Isabelle De Funès, Yves Lefebvre, André Oumansky
    Cinematography
    Claude Lecomte
    Runtime
    100 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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