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Sweet Valentine

2010 · 85 min

An offbeat French romance that keeps you watching a mismatched, uneasy attraction play out with dry wit and a faintly cruel edge.

Directed by
Emma Luchini
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Starring
Vincent Elbaz, Vanessa David, Louise Bourgoin
Overview
Ivan, small-time bandit, crosses paths with Sonia, a young woman from the provinces who has recently come to Paris. He hates her from first sight. She falls madly in love with him right from first sight. It's settled: this cruel man will be her Prince Charming, her hero, the man of her life.

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Directed by
Emma Luchini
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Starring
Vincent Elbaz, Vanessa David, Louise Bourgoin
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • obsession
    • crime
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour5
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, romance, drama, crime
    Directed by
    Emma Luchini
    Written by
    Vanessa David
    Starring
    Vincent Elbaz, Vanessa David, Louise Bourgoin, Gilles Cohen, Chloé Mons, Adrien Saint-Joré, Mehdi Dehbi, Fabiano Lourenco Marques
    Cinematography
    Thomas Brémond
    Runtime
    85 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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