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Niki

2024 · 98 min

A somber, interior portrait of an artist wrestling with buried pain, moving slowly but with quiet emotional force.

Directed by
Céline Sallette
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Charlotte Le Bon, Damien Bonnard, John Robinson
Overview
French-American artist Niki de Saint-Phalle, from the age of 23, is a model and an aspiring actor who is married and has a two year old daughter. Together, they flee the U.S. during the oppressive McCarthy era and come to France, where they experience a short-lived euphoria. Soon, distant and frightening memories begin to emerge in Niki’s mind. Her vocation as an artist will be her salvation.

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Directed by
Céline Sallette
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Charlotte Le Bon, Damien Bonnard, John Robinson
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • identity
  • art
  • memory
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Céline Sallette
Written by
Céline Sallette, Samuel Doux
Starring
Charlotte Le Bon, Damien Bonnard, John Robinson, Quentin Dolmaire, Judith Chemla, Virgile Bramly, Marie Zabukovec, Pierre X. Garnier
Cinematography
Victor Seguin
Runtime
98 min
Country
France, Belgium
Languages
French

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