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Loulou

1980 · 106 min

A raw, observational drift through an impulsive affair, cool and unsentimental, with long scenes that feel lived-in rather than plotted.

Overview
A bored wife leaves her husband for an unemployed, petty criminal.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • class
    • identity
    • isolation
    • family
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Maurice Pialat
    Written by
    Maurice Pialat, Arlette Langmann
    Starring
    Isabelle Huppert, Gérard Depardieu, Guy Marchand, Humbert Balsan, Christian Boucher, Bernard Tronczak, Frédérique Cerbonnet, Jacqueline Dufranne
    Cinematography
    Pierre-William Glenn, Jacques Loiseleux
    Runtime
    106 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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