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The Dreamer

2024 · 94 min

A quiet, tender slow-burn about an unlikely connection, carried by gentle performances and a melancholic, watchful mood.

Overview: With his one-eyed eye, his imposing build and his almost sixty years of age, Raphael knows that he scares people. He lives with his mother in a pavilion located on the vast estate of the manor of which he is the guardian. Since the owners died, he leads a quiet existence. Everything changes the night when the heiress, Garance, returns to the family home.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: isolation
love
identity
loneliness
class
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Anaïs Tellenne
Written by: Anaïs Tellenne
Starring: Emmanuelle Devos, Raphaël Thiéry, Marie-Christine Orry, Mireille Pitot, Cesare Capitani, Alexis Louis Lucas, Vincent Thomas, Zoran Boukherma
Cinematography: Fanny Mazoyer
Runtime: 94 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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