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Shall We Kiss?

2007 · 100 min

A talky, charming French romance that draws you into its nested stories of desire and consequence, leaving a bittersweet aftertaste.

Directed by: Emmanuel Mouret
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Starring: Virginie Ledoyen, Emmanuel Mouret, Julie Gayet

Tagline: True love is a complicated affair.
Overview: When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening talking, laughing and getting along famously. At the end of the night, Emilie declines Gabriel's offer of "a kiss without consequences". Emilie admonishes him that the kiss could have unexpected consequences, and tells him a story, unfolding in flashbacks, about the impossibility of indulging your desires without affecting someone else's life.

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Directed by: Emmanuel Mouret
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Starring: Virginie Ledoyen, Emmanuel Mouret, Julie Gayet

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Tone: romanticstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
guilt
morality
loneliness
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	8
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, romance, drama
Directed by: Emmanuel Mouret
Written by: Emmanuel Mouret
Starring: Virginie Ledoyen, Emmanuel Mouret, Julie Gayet, Michaël Cohen, Stefano Accorsi, Frédérique Bel, Mélanie Maudran, Marie Madinier
Cinematography: Laurent Desmet
Runtime: 100 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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