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Kung-Fu Master!

1988 · 80 min

A quiet, uncomfortable study of longing and taboo, observed with tenderness and unease, leaving a lingering sadness.

Tagline
He was 15. She was 40. Love is where you find it.
Overview
A lonely 40-year old woman finds herself shattering taboos by falling in love with the 14-year old Julien – but is it romance, or a desperate attempt to turn back time in the face of middle age?

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 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
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Agnès Varda
Written by
Agnès Varda
Starring
Jane Birkin, Mathieu Demy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lou Doillon, Gary Chekchak, Cyril Houplain, Frank Laurent, Aurélien Hermant
Music
Joanna Bruzdowicz
Cinematography
Pierre-Laurent Chénieux
Runtime
80 min
Country
France
Languages
German, French, English

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