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And the Party Goes On

2023 · 106 min

A gentle, talky French drama that balances midlife romance with family and political pressures, feeling warm and human throughout.

Directed by
Robert Guédiguian
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Lola Naymark
Overview
In Marseille, Rosa, 60, dedicated her life to family and politics with the same sense of duty. Everyone considers her unwavering, until the day she falls in love with Henri. For the first time, Rosa is afraid to commit. Between the pressure of his family, politics and a desire to indulge in her feelings, the conflict is difficult to sustain.

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Directed by
Robert Guédiguian
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Lola Naymark
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • love
  • family
  • politics
  • identity
  • aging
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Robert Guédiguian
Written by
Robert Guédiguian, Serge Valletti
Starring
Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Lola Naymark, Robinson Stévenin, Gérard Meylan, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Alicia Da Luz Gomes, Pauline Caupenne
Music
Michel Petrossian
Cinematography
Pierre Milon
Runtime
106 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French

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