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Fidelity

2000 · 166 min

A restless, emotionally charged plunge into desire and jealousy, told with theatrical intensity and a lingering sense of unease.

Directed by
Andrzej Żuławski
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sophie Marceau, Guillaume Canet, Pascal Greggory
Tagline
Sometimes... There is a desire for another man.
Overview
A talented photographer who lands a lucrative job in Paris with a scandal-mongering tabloid and becomes romantically involved with an eccentric children's book publisher while resisting the sexual advances of another photographer.

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Directed by
Andrzej Żuławski
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sophie Marceau, Guillaume Canet, Pascal Greggory
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 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
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
166 min
Country
France, Portugal
Languages
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