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Isn't She Lovely?

2020 · 91 min

A light but tense family comedy about parenting experiments gone comically wrong, with relatable teen-parent friction.

Directed by
Solange Cicurel
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Elsa Zylberstein, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Hélène Vincent
Tagline
A family on the edge of a teenage crisis
Overview
A couple of parents get in over their heads when they decide to use Scandinavian alternative teaching methods for their teenager.

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Directed by
Solange Cicurel
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Elsa Zylberstein, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Hélène Vincent
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • rebellion
Places
  • home
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Solange Cicurel
Written by
Solange Cicurel
Starring
Elsa Zylberstein, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Hélène Vincent, Ioni Matos, Tania Garbarski, Stéphanie Crayencour, Roger Van Hool, Max Boublil
Music
Ben Violet, Emilie Gassin
Cinematography
Vincent van Gelder
Runtime
91 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
French

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