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It's Raining Men

2023 · 98 min

A witty, warm French comedy-drama about midlife desire, mixing laughs with tender self-discovery.

Directed by
Caroline Vignal
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Laure Calamy, Vincent Elbaz, Suzanne de Baecque
Overview
Iris has a seemingly flawless husband, two wonderful daughters, a dental practice with a relentless stream of customers, a nice apartment in an area she loves, friends who understand her... And she’ll soon be 50. And then a stranger plants a seed in her head: "Take a lover". Iris open Pandora’s box and candidates emerge as if from nowhere – as if it were raining men.

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Directed by
Caroline Vignal
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Laure Calamy, Vincent Elbaz, Suzanne de Baecque
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • love
  • family
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Caroline Vignal
Written by
Noémie de Lapparent, Caroline Vignal
Starring
Laure Calamy, Vincent Elbaz, Suzanne de Baecque, Sylvain Katan, Laurent Poitrenaux, Nicolas Godart, Alexandre Steiger, Daphné Crépieux
Cinematography
Martin Roux
Runtime
98 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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