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Two English Girls

1971 · 130 min

A tender, bittersweet immersion into longing and missed chances, unfolding with literary patience and quiet emotional devastation.

Overview
In the early 20th-century, Frenchman Claude meets Englishwoman Ann in Paris. Ann invites him to her family home, intending him for her sister Muriel. Claude falls for Muriel, but families demand year-long separation before approving marriage.
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • grief
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
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
Humour2
Realism8
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
François Truffaut
Written by
Jean Gruault, François Truffaut
Starring
Jean-Pierre Léaud, Kika Markham, Stacey Tendeter, Sylvia Marriott, Marie Mansart, Philippe Léotard, Irène Tunc, Mark Peterson
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
130 min
Country
France
Languages
English, French

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