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La Pointe Courte

1956 · 80 min

A quiet, observational film that blends documentary-like realism with intimate marital drama, slow and thoughtful.

Overview
A penetrating study of a marriage on the rocks, set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean fishing village. Both a stylized depiction of the complicated relationship between a married couple and a documentary-like look at the daily struggles of the inhabitants of Sète in the South of France.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 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
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Agnès Varda
Written by
Agnès Varda
Starring
Philippe Noiret, Silvia Monfort, Marcel Jouet, Albert Lubrano, Anna Banegas, André Lubrano, Rossette Lubrano
Music
Pierre Barbaud
Cinematography
Louis Soulanes, Louis Stein
Runtime
80 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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