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My Donkey, My Lover & I

2020 · 97 min

A sun-dappled, gently absurd romp through the French countryside, buoyed by a charmingly messy heroine and her stoic donkey.

Directed by
Caroline Vignal
Genres
Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Starring
Laure Calamy, Benjamin Lavernhe, Olivia Côte
Overview
Antoinette, a school teacher, is looking forward to her long planned summer holidays with her secret lover Vladimir, the father of one of her pupils. When learning that Vladimir cannot come because his wife organized a surprise trekking holiday in the Cévennes National Park with their daughter and a donkey to carry their load, Antoinette decides to follow their track, by herself, with Patrick, a protective donkey.

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  • Curzon Amazon Channel
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Directed by
Caroline Vignal
Genres
Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Starring
Laure Calamy, Benjamin Lavernhe, Olivia Côte
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • identity
  • freedom
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, adventure, romance
Directed by
Caroline Vignal
Written by
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Starring
Laure Calamy, Benjamin Lavernhe, Olivia Côte, Marc Fraize, Jean-Pierre Martins, Louise Vidal, Lucía Sánchez, Maxence Tual
Music
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Cinematography
Simon Beaufils
Runtime
97 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
French

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