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In Memoriam

2019 · 23 min

A quiet, mournful collage that drifts between a hotel room, a filmmaker's voice, and a city in shock, asking for patient attention.

Directed by
Jean-Claude Rousseau
Genres
Documentary
Tagline
"I wanted to make movies," she said.
Overview
A hotel room and a few sweets, their wrappers stacked like gold leaf... An interview with Chantal Akerman and ongoing coverage of the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, and what emerges is a genuine tragedy, as simple as Racine's.

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Directed by
Jean-Claude Rousseau
Genres
Documentary
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • death
  • art
  • memory
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Jean-Claude Rousseau
Cinematography
Jean-Claude Rousseau
Runtime
23 min
Country
France
Languages
English, French

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