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Des gens si bien élevés

1997 · 85 min

A quiet, talky family drama where politeness hides old wounds, unfolding slowly with a melancholy, restrained air.

Overview
A teenage girl's running away from home causes a lot of soul-searching in a family dominated by an authoritarian grandmother.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • guilt
  • parenthood
Places
  • 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
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Alain Nahum
Written by
Danièle Thompson, François-Olivier Rousseau
Starring
Michèle Morgan, Didier Flamand, Marie Bunel, Mélanie Thierry
Cinematography
Bernard Malaisy
Runtime
85 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
French

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