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Sound and Fury

1988 · 95 min

A grim, slow-burning plunge into neglected childhood and suburban violence that leaves you unsettled and heavy.

Directed by
Jean-Claude Brisseau
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bruno Cremer, François Négret, Vincent Gasperitsch
Overview
This drama depicts the misery of neglected children in big cities. 13 years old Bruno is of a good family, but since the death of his grandmother he spends most of his time alone, in a phantasy world, while his mother is away at work. But then he befriends the violent Jean-Roger, who's from a severely disturbed family, where nobody cares what he's doing. In school Jean-Roger drives their teacher into despair just for fun. To separate the two boys, she starts to stimulate Bruno's interests by giving him extra lessons. When Jean-Roger fears loosing his one and only friend, he becomes even more aggressive.

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Directed by
Jean-Claude Brisseau
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bruno Cremer, François Négret, Vincent Gasperitsch
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • class
  • friendship
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
France
Languages
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