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This Life of Mine

2024 · 99 min

A wry, unsettled midlife portrait that drifts between absurd comedy and quiet despair, asking you to sit with its restless heroine.

Directed by
Sophie Fillières
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Agnès Jaoui, Philippe Katerine, Édouard Sulpice
Overview
Barbie, once an attractive, devoted mother and partner, faces newfound challenges as she turns 55, descending into darkness, violence, and absurdity while grappling with her identity, relationships, and life's complexities.

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Directed by
Sophie Fillières
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Agnès Jaoui, Philippe Katerine, Édouard Sulpice
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • aging
  • family
  • loneliness
  • freedom
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Sophie Fillières
Written by
Sophie Fillières
Starring
Agnès Jaoui, Philippe Katerine, Édouard Sulpice, Angelina Woreth, Valérie Donzelli, Emmanuel Salinger, Laurent Capelluto, Maxence Tual
Music
Philippe Katerine
Cinematography
Emmanuelle Collinot
Runtime
99 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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