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Spy, Stand Up

1982 · 98 min

A cool, quietly paranoid European thriller that keeps you leaning in, watching a settled man's life come apart.

Directed by
Yves Boisset
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Overview
Sebastien Grenier, a former French spy, is working as a financial analyst in Zurich. However, his peaceful existence starts to disintegrate when he is recruited by a top French intelligence operative to discover how one of their own secret agents was found out and executed in broad daylight.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Conspiracy, betrayal, isolation, deception
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Yves Boisset
Genres
Thriller, Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller, drama
    Directed by
    Yves Boisset
    Written by
    Claude Veillot, Michel Audiard, Yves Boisset
    Starring
    Lino Ventura, Michel Piccoli, Bruno Cremer, Bernard Fresson, Marc Mazza, Roger Jendly, Heinz Bennent, Krystyna Janda
    Cinematography
    Jean Boffety
    Runtime
    98 min
    Country
    France, Switzerland
    Languages
    French, German

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