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Leaving

2009 · 85 min

A slow, suffocating plunge into all-consuming passion that turns a comfortable life into a desperate, destructive spiral.

Directed by
Catherine Corsini
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Kristin Scott Thomas, Sergi López, Yvan Attal
Overview
A bourgeois housewife, planning to go back to work as a physiotherapist after having devoted 20 years to her husband and two children, has her comfortable, elegant life turned upside down when she falls for a Spanish builder and begins a runaway affair.

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Directed by
Catherine Corsini
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Kristin Scott Thomas, Sergi López, Yvan Attal
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • family
  • freedom
Places
  • countryside
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Catherine Corsini
Written by
Gaëlle Macé, Catherine Corsini
Starring
Kristin Scott Thomas, Sergi López, Yvan Attal, Bernard Blancan, Daisy Broom, Aladin Reibel, Alexandre Vidal, Berta Esquirol
Cinematography
Agnès Godard
Runtime
85 min
Country
France
Languages
Catalan, French, English

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