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Four Nights of a Dreamer

1972 · 82 min

A quiet, drifting walk through Paris at night, lonely and tender, with moments of whimsy and ache.

Directed by: Robert Bresson
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Isabelle Weingarten, Guillaume des Forêts, Jean-Maurice Monnoyer

Overview: Jacques, a young man with artistic aspirations, spends four nights wandering Paris with a young woman, whom he rescued from suicide.

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Directed by: Robert Bresson
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Isabelle Weingarten, Guillaume des Forêts, Jean-Maurice Monnoyer

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: loneliness
love
isolation
art
obsession
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	8
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Robert Bresson
Written by: Robert Bresson
Starring: Isabelle Weingarten, Guillaume des Forêts, Jean-Maurice Monnoyer, Lidia Biondi, Giorgio Maulini, Patrick Jouané, Jacques Renard, Marku Ribas
Music: F. R. David, Michel Magne
Cinematography: Pierre Lhomme
Runtime: 82 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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