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Carnets 88

2019 · 108 min

A sobering, uneasy immersion into extremist circles, offering little comfort and demanding close attention.

Directed by
Sylvain Yonnet
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Daniel Conversano, Hervé Ryssen, Vincent Vauclin
Overview
Ten notebooks depict an immersion in French neo-fascist circles during the 2010s.

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Directed by
Sylvain Yonnet
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Daniel Conversano, Hervé Ryssen, Vincent Vauclin
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • identity
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action0
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Sylvain Yonnet
Starring
Daniel Conversano, Hervé Ryssen, Vincent Vauclin, Alexandre Gabriac, Yvan Benedetti, Thomas Joly, Sébastien de Boëldieu, Piero San Giorgio
Runtime
108 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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