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Missed Star

2021 · 15 min

A tight, talky chamber piece where family friction simmers under professional pressure, wry but quietly uncomfortable.

Overview
Before the take-off of a rescue mission, a conflict breaks out between an astronaut and his mother, the very authoritarian director. Only an impervious housekeeper seems capable of unraveling the family neurosis.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • power
  • ambition
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • workplace
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Eugène Riousse
Written by
Eugène Riousse, Benjamin Parent
Starring
Samir Guesmi, Aurélia Petit, Victor Assié, Philippe Vieux
Cinematography
Brice Pancot
Runtime
15 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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