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Divorces

2009 · 100 min

A light French comedy that turns bittersweet as a smug couple's ideals crumble into messy, recognizable divorce warfare.

Directed by
Valérie Guignabodet
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
François-Xavier Demaison, Pascale Arbillot, Mathias Mlekuz
Overview
Valentine and Alex are married, both lawyers, specializing in family matters. In the exercise of their profession, they defend the divorce of the XXIst century: amicable, in the serenity and the respect of the other, preferably in alternating custody and in the blended family, far from the cased vases and the atrocious scenes of household of the previous generation. Until the day when, because of a banal adultery, their couple shatters. And the reality of the divorce catches up with them: no more fine words, just war.

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Directed by
Valérie Guignabodet
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
François-Xavier Demaison, Pascale Arbillot, Mathias Mlekuz
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • family
  • identity
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
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
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Valérie Guignabodet
Starring
François-Xavier Demaison, Pascale Arbillot, Mathias Mlekuz, Brigitte Catillon, Juliette Arnaud, Zinedine Soualem, Cyril Couton, Nathalie Corré
Music
Nicolas Errèra
Cinematography
Pierre Gill
Runtime
100 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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