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La Femme abandonnée

1992 · 86 min

A quiet, elegant French romance of provincial boredom and slow courtship, carried by a mysterious woman and a restless young man.

Directed by
Édouard Molinaro
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Charlotte Rampling, Christopher Thompson, Manfred Andrae
Overview
Tired of Parisian life, Louis de Nueil settles in a provincial village to rest from his hectic life. But he quickly gets bored. He then meets Fanny de Lussange, as beautiful as she is mysterious. The young man decides to court Fanny.

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Directed by
Édouard Molinaro
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Charlotte Rampling, Christopher Thompson, Manfred Andrae
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • isolation
    • identity
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance7
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Édouard Molinaro
    Written by
    Madeleine Chapsal, Édouard Molinaro
    Starring
    Charlotte Rampling, Christopher Thompson, Manfred Andrae, Vanessa Wagner, Yann Collette, Philippe Laudenbach, Renée Faure, Béatrice Agenin
    Music
    Vladimir Cosma
    Cinematography
    Michael Epp
    Runtime
    86 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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