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Le Beau Serge

1959 · 98 min

A stark, slow-burning return to a wintry village, heavy with disappointment and quiet desperation, yet stubbornly hopeful.

Overview
After long absence, a man returns to his hometown only to find his best friend has become an alcoholic.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 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
  • friendship
  • addiction
  • isolation
  • guilt
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Written by
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Starring
Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michèle Méritz, Bernadette Lafont, Edmond Beauchamp, Claude Cerval, André Dino, Jeanne Pérez
Cinematography
Jean Rabier, Henri Decaë
Runtime
98 min
Country
France
Languages
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