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The Girl from Monaco

2008 · 95 min

A wry, unsettling French comedy-drama that drifts from seductive farce into something darker and quietly tragic.

Directed by
Anne Fontaine
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Fabrice Luchini, Roschdy Zem, Louise Bourgoin
Overview
A brilliant and neurotic attorney goes to Monaco to defend a famous criminal. But, instead of focusing on the case, he falls for a beautiful she-devil, who turns him into a complete wreck... Hopefully, his zealous bodyguard will step in and put everything back in order... Or will he ?

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Directed by
Anne Fontaine
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Fabrice Luchini, Roschdy Zem, Louise Bourgoin
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • love
  • morality
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Anne Fontaine
Written by
Benoît Graffin, Anne Fontaine
Starring
Fabrice Luchini, Roschdy Zem, Louise Bourgoin, Stéphane Audran, Gilles Cohen, Alexandre Steiger, Philippe Duclos, Jeanne Balibar
Music
Philippe Rombi
Cinematography
Patrick Blossier
Runtime
95 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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