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The Small Victories

2023 · 89 min

A gentle, good-natured village comedy that quietly charms with its earnest characters and small-scale stakes.

Directed by: Mélanie Auffret
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Michel Blanc, Julia Piaton, Lionel Abelanski

Overview: Between her roles as mayor and teacher in the small village of Kerguen, Alice's days are very full. When an unexpected new student, 60-year-old Emile, finally decides to learn to read and write, her daily life threatens to become unmanageable. Especially since Alice will also have to save her village and her school...

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Directed by: Mélanie Auffret
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Michel Blanc, Julia Piaton, Lionel Abelanski

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: education
family
class
identity
healing
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
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Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	3
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Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Mélanie Auffret
Written by: Michaël Souhaité, Mélanie Auffret
Starring: Michel Blanc, Julia Piaton, Lionel Abelanski, Marie Bunel, Marie-Pierre Casey, Sébastien Chassagne, India Hair, Bruno Raffaelli
Music: Julien Glabs
Cinematography: Laurent Dailland
Runtime: 89 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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