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Everybody Loves Jeanne

2022 · 95 min

A bittersweet, gently comic character study that balances melancholy with whimsy, anchored by a sharp, self-deprecating lead performance.

Directed by
Céline Devaux
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Blanche Gardin, Laurent Lafitte, Marthe Keller
Overview
Everybody has always loved Jeanne. These days, she hates herself. Up to her ears in debt, she has to go to Lisbon and sell her mother’s apartment, who passed away one year ago. At the airport, she runs into Jean, a whimsical and somewhat intrusive former high school classmate.

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Directed by
Céline Devaux
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Blanche Gardin, Laurent Lafitte, Marthe Keller
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • family
  • deception
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Céline Devaux
Written by
Céline Devaux
Starring
Blanche Gardin, Laurent Lafitte, Marthe Keller, Nuno Lopes, Maxence Tual, Samira Sedira, Lisa Mirey, Andrew Sanko Logan
Cinematography
Olivier Boonjing
Runtime
95 min
Country
Belgium, France, Portugal
Languages
French, Portuguese, English

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