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Instinct de femme

1981 · 97 min

A quiet, introspective character study that drifts with the restless boredom of its protagonist, asking for patience and reflection.

Directed by: Claude Othnin-Girard
Genres: Drama
Starring: Dominique Laffin, Jean-Luc Bideau, Christine Murillo

Overview: Young - beautiful - married, fulfilled, Martha is bored. Passive in an active society, she took a first step by serving as a "guinea pig" to her brother researcher who undertook a comparative study on animal behavior and human behavior.

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Directed by: Claude Othnin-Girard
Genres: Drama
Starring: Dominique Laffin, Jean-Luc Bideau, Christine Murillo

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Tone: melancholicstrength 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: identity
isolation
gender
work
family
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Claude Othnin-Girard
Starring: Dominique Laffin, Jean-Luc Bideau, Christine Murillo, Marcel Maréchal, Jean-Pierre Sentier, Jacques Denis, Monique Chaumette, Victor Garrivier
Music: Alain Jomy
Cinematography: Jean Boffety
Runtime: 97 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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