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The Big Picture

2010 · 114 min

A glossy life cracks open into quiet dread, then drifts into a strange, sunlit reinvention that keeps you uneasy and absorbed.

Directed by
Éric Lartigau
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup
Tagline
Getting the Life You Want Means Losing the Life You Have.
Overview
Paul Exben is a success story – partner in one of Paris's most exclusive law firms, big salary, big house, glamorous wife and two sons straight out of a Gap catalog. But when he finds out that Sarah, his wife, is cheating on him with Greg Kremer, a local photographer, a rush of blood provokes Paul into a fatal error.

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Directed by
Éric Lartigau
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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