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The Old Guard

1960 · 85 min

A gentle, ambling black-and-white comedy that ambles through village life with wry warmth and a touch of rueful melancholy.

Directed by
Gilles Grangier
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Three friends leave their village for a retirement home travelling the countryside
How it feels
Warm, light, satirical and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Friendship, aging, isolation, family
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Gilles Grangier
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
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
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Gilles Grangier
Starring
Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Noël-Noël, Mona Goya, André Dalibert, Yane Barry, Hélène Dieudonné, Guy Decomble
Music
Francis Lemarque, Paul Durand
Cinematography
Louis Page
Runtime
85 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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