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The Aviator's Wife

1981 · 106 min

A gentle, talky stroll through Parisian streets and romantic misunderstandings, more charming than dramatic.

Tagline
One can’t think of nothing.
Overview
A student is devastated when he finds that his girlfriend is cheating on him. In order to find out why she did it, he decides to spy on her and her airline pilot lover. Then he sees the pilot with a blonde woman and he begins to follow them…

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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • deception
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism9
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Éric Rohmer
Written by
Éric Rohmer
Starring
Philippe Marlaud, Marie Rivière, Anne-Laure Meury, Mathieu Carrière, Philippe Caroit, Coralie Clément, María Luisa García, Haydée Caillot
Cinematography
Bernard Lutic
Runtime
106 min
Country
France
Languages
English, French, German

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