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The Blood of Others

1984 · 135 min

A somber, reflective wartime romance that unfolds slowly through memory, weighing love against duty and guilt.

Directed by: Claude Chabrol
Genres: Tv movie, Romance, Drama
Starring: Jodie Foster, Michael Ontkean, Sam Neill

Overview: In the German-occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working for the resistance and the German administrator Bergmann, who will do anything to gain her affection.

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Directed by: Claude Chabrol
Genres: Tv movie, Romance, Drama
Starring: Jodie Foster, Michael Ontkean, Sam Neill

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
war
guilt
betrayal
redemption
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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