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Duos

2022 · 23 min

A tense, wry chamber piece that traps you in a house with its uneasy intruders, mixing quiet suspense with social observation.

Directed by: Marion Defer
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Pablo Pauly, Marianne Maitre

Overview: A couple of vagabonds break into a house while the owners are on vacation. When the owners return earlier than expected, the intruders are forced to hide…

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Directed by: Marion Defer
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Pablo Pauly, Marianne Maitre

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
isolation
survival
deception
family
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Marion Defer
Written by: Marion Defer
Starring: Pablo Pauly, Marianne Maitre
Cinematography: Pauline Doméjean
Runtime: 23 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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