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The Skirt Chaser

1979 · 104 min

A light, talky French comedy of manners about an incorrigible charmer, easy to watch and mildly bittersweet.

Overview
A discontented concert pianist causes all sorts of heartbreak with his egotistical and womanizing antics, and all the people in his life attempt to force him to grow up in this French comedy/drama.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • identity
    • betrayal
    • family
    Places
    None
    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
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Philippe de Broca
    Written by
    Philippe de Broca, Michel Audiard
    Starring
    Jean Rochefort, Nicole Garcia, Annie Girardot, Catherine Alric, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Leprince, Jean-Claude Ventura, Lucienne Legrand
    Runtime
    104 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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