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The Exterminating Angels

2006 · 103 min

A slow, uneasy plunge into artistic obsession and erotic transgression, blurring reality and fantasy with a haunting, uncomfortable intimacy.

Directed by: Jean-Claude Brisseau
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Maroussia Dubreuil, Lise Bellynck, Marie Allan

Overview: A filmmaker holds a series of boundary-pushing auditions for his latest project: a thriller on the subject of female pleasure.

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Directed by: Jean-Claude Brisseau
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Maroussia Dubreuil, Lise Bellynck, Marie Allan

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
sexuality
power
art
guilt
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	1
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Details

Genres: drama, fantasy
Directed by: Jean-Claude Brisseau
Written by: Jean-Claude Brisseau
Starring: Maroussia Dubreuil, Lise Bellynck, Marie Allan, Frédéric van den Driessche, Jeanne Cellard, Margaret Zenou, Raphaële Godin, Estelle Galarme
Music: Jean Musy
Cinematography: Wilfrid Sempé
Runtime: 103 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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