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A Couch in New York

1996 · 104 min

A gentle, quirky romance that unfolds through quiet conversations and mistaken identities, leaving a warm, whimsical afterglow.

Directed by
Chantal Akerman
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Tagline
A Man... A Woman... A Dog... The perfect combination for romance...
Overview
A burnt-out New York psychoanalyst exchanges apartments with a Parisian woman. When his patients arrive, they talk to her and then pay. He returns early and becomes a patient as well.

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Directed by
Chantal Akerman
Genres
Romance, Comedy
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • deception
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
Chantal Akerman
Written by
Chantal Akerman, Jean-Louis Benoît
Starring
Juliette Binoche, William Hurt, Paul Guilfoyle, Richard Jenkins, Stephanie Buttle, Barbara Garrick, Kent Broadhurst, Matthew Burton
Music
Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Cinematography
Dietrich Lohmann
Runtime
104 min
Country
France, Germany, Belgium
Languages
French, English

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