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Malabar Princess

2004 · 94 min

A gentle, melancholy Alpine drama about loss and childhood friendship, unfolding quietly with a warm, unhurried tenderness.

Directed by
Gilles Legrand
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jacques Villeret, Claude Brasseur, Clovis Cornillac
Overview
A man leaves his 8-year old son with his father-in-law who lives near the glacier where the boy's mother died.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Gilles Legrand
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jacques Villeret, Claude Brasseur, Clovis Cornillac
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • family
    • friendship
    • memory
    • healing
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Gilles Legrand
    Written by
    Marie-Aude Murail
    Starring
    Jacques Villeret, Claude Brasseur, Clovis Cornillac, Michèle Laroque, Jules-Angelo Bigarnet, Damien Jouillerot, Roland Marchisio, Patrick Ligardes
    Runtime
    94 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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