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The Kiss Under the Bell

1998 · 95 min

A gentle, bittersweet coming-of-age story about faith and family, with a warm but melancholic tone.

Directed by
Emmanuel Gust
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Gaspard Génard Claus, Ángela Molina, Pierre Forest
Tagline
Joseph, 13 years old, a choirboy and a true "light" of religion, set out to become Pope.
Overview
1962. Joseph, 13 years old, a choirboy and a true "light" of religion, set out to become Pope. Not less. Of Spanish origin, Angela and José, her parents, fled their country and misery to settle in a small village around Perpignan. Angela, sensual and beautiful to damn a saint, is an attentive and possessive mother. Joseph, this only son, she feels that she has received him as a gift from heaven. So she puts all her energy and maternal love overflowing to encourage the vocation of her son, unlike José who wishes for him a "normal" life, a life of man, simply.

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Directed by
Emmanuel Gust
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Gaspard Génard Claus, Ángela Molina, Pierre Forest
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • parenthood
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Emmanuel Gust
Written by
Emmanuel Gust, Richard Morgiève
Starring
Gaspard Génard Claus, Ángela Molina, Pierre Forest, Bernard Alane, Estelle Skornik, Jean-Claude Drouot, Charlotte Menville, Jordi Delclos
Cinematography
Jean-Claude Aumont
Runtime
95 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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