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Gwendoline

1984 · 88 min

A silly, sexy pulp adventure that romps through jungle sets with tongue firmly in cheek and little seriousness.

Tagline
Adventure without shame! A lost, lost civilization where no man has ever been...And for good reason!
Overview
A beautiful woman hires an intrepid adventurer to help find her father, who has disappeared in the jungle while searching for a rare and priceless butterfly. Along the way they run into cannibals, a race of Amazon warriors and all the usual attractions one would expect to find in a lost jungle.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • exploration
  • survival
  • identity
  • power
  • family
Places
  • wilderness
  • fantasy world
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism2
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
adventure, fantasy, thriller
Directed by
Just Jaeckin
Written by
Just Jaeckin
Starring
Tawny Kitaen, Brent Huff, Zabou Breitman, Bernadette Lafont, Jean Rougerie, Roland Amstutz, Vernon Dobtcheff, Takashi Kawahara
Music
Pierre Bachelet
Cinematography
André Domage
Runtime
88 min
Country
France
Languages
French, English

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