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Beau Pere

1981 · 123 min

A quietly unsettling and emotionally raw watch, blending uncomfortable desire with grief and moments of wry humour.

Overview
Rémi is a man trapped in a deteriorating marriage. When his wife is unexpectedly killed in a car accident, Rémi is left with his stepdaughter, Marion, who chooses to stay with him rather than live with her birth father. After the initial shock passes, Rémi is caught off-guard when Marion begins expressing her attraction to him. Initially repulsed, Marion's mature beauty wears him down as he finally caves to her seductions.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, comedy
Directed by
Bertrand Blier
Written by
Bertrand Blier
Starring
Patrick Dewaere, Ariel Besse, Maurice Ronet, Geneviève Mnich, Maurice Risch, Nathalie Baye, Nicole Garcia, Macha Méril
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
123 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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