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The Five Devils

2022 · 96 min

A sensory, brooding dive into memory and desire, dreamlike and unsettling, moving at the pace of smell rather than plot.

Overview: 8-year-old Vicky has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne. When her estranged aunt Julia suddenly returns to town, the invocation of her fragrance plunges the young girl back in time to unravel a past replete with family secrets.

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 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: memory
identity
sexuality
obsession
family
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	5
Romance	6
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, fantasy, romance
Directed by: Léa Mysius
Written by: Paul Guilhaume, Léa Mysius
Starring: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Sally Dramé, Swala Emati, Moustapha Mbengue, Daphné Patakia, Patrick Bouchitey, Hugo Dillon, Antonia Buresi
Music: Florencia Di Concilio
Cinematography: Paul Guilhaume
Runtime: 96 min
Country: France
Languages: English, Spanish, French

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