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My Night at Maud's

1969 · 110 min

A talky, intellectually playful chamber piece that turns a snowy Christmas into a quiet, suspenseful examination of desire, faith, and chance.

Directed by: Éric Rohmer
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault

Overview: Devout Roman Catholic Jean-Louis subscribes to an austere moral code influenced by the philosophy of 17th-century physicist Blaise Pascal. When he spots a pretty girl at church, he promises to one day marry her. But then an old friend introduces him to alluring divorcee Maud. After a conversation about love and credo, the chaste Jean-Louis spends the night at Maud's, conflicted about his desires.

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Directed by: Éric Rohmer
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
faith
morality
identity
fate
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	9
Romance	7
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: romance, comedy, drama
Directed by: Éric Rohmer
Written by: Éric Rohmer
Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault, Antoine Vitez, Leonid Kogan, Guy Léger, Anne Dubot, Marie Becker
Cinematography: Néstor Almendros
Runtime: 110 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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