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The Student

1988 · 100 min

A warm, bittersweet romance about balancing love and ambition, with a gentle pull that keeps you invested in their choices.

Overview
An ambitious teaching student's finals studies are interrupted by a passionate affair with a jazz musician.

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • education
Places
  • big city
  • school
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
Humour4
Realism8
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy, drama
Directed by
Claude Pinoteau
Written by
Danièle Thompson, Claude Pinoteau
Starring
Sophie Marceau, Vincent Lindon, Élisabeth Vitali, Jean-Claude Leguay, Elena Pompei, Roberto Attias, Brigitte Chamarande, Christian Pereira
Music
Vladimir Cosma
Cinematography
Yves Rodallec
Runtime
100 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French

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