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Élisa

1995 · 115 min

A sombre, tender French drama that drifts through grief and resentment toward a quiet, forgiving ache.

Overview
Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father whom she blames for her mother's death.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • revenge
  • family
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jean Becker
Written by
Jean Becker, Fabrice Carazo
Starring
Vanessa Paradis, Gérard Depardieu, Clotilde Courau, Sekkou Sall, Florence Thomassin, Werner Schreyer, Michel Bouquet, Philippe Léotard
Music
Zbigniew Preisner, Serge Gainsbourg
Cinematography
Étienne Becker
Runtime
115 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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