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The Grand Highway

1987 · 104 min

A gentle, sunlit summer memoir that drifts between childish wonder and quiet melancholy, asking you to sit with its small moments.

Overview
Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year- old girl next door, and learns from her about life.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jean-Loup Hubert
Written by
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Starring
Anémone, Richard Bohringer, Antoine Hubert, Vanessa Guedj, Christine Pascal, Pascale Roberts, Marie Matheron, Daniel Rialet
Music
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Cinematography
Claude Lecomte
Runtime
104 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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