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Les Bonnes Femmes

1960 · 100 min

A slow-burn slice of Parisian life that quietly turns unsettling, blending everyday charm with a creeping sense of dread.

Overview
Four Parisian women navigate the world of romance and daily life looking to fulfill their dreams.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • love
  • deception
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour4
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Written by
Claude Chabrol, Paul Gégauff
Starring
Bernadette Lafont, Clotilde Joano, Stéphane Audran, Lucile Saint-Simon, Pierre Bertin, Jean-Louis Maury, Albert Dinan, Ave Ninchi
Music
Paul Misraki, Pierre Jansen
Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Italian, French

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