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The Page Turner

2006 · 85 min

A quietly tense and unsettling watch, with a slow-burn build and a cold, precise emotional chill.

Directed by
Denis Dercourt
Genres
Drama, Music, Thriller
Overview
Mélanie Prouvost, a ten-year-old butcher's daughter, is a gifted pianist. That is why she and her parents decide that she sit for the Conservatory entrance exam. Although Mélanie is very likely to be admitted, she unfortunately gets distracted by the president of the jury's offhand attitude and she fails. Ten years later, Mélanie becomes her page turner, waiting patiently for her revenge.

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Directed by
Denis Dercourt
Genres
Drama, Music, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, music, thriller
Directed by
Denis Dercourt
Written by
Denis Dercourt, Jacques Sotty
Starring
Catherine Frot, Déborah François, Pascal Greggory, Christine Citti, Clotilde Mollet, Jacques Bonnaffé, Xavier de Guillebon, Antoine Martynciow
Music
Jérôme Lemonnier
Cinematography
Jérôme Peyrebrune
Runtime
85 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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