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Stavisky...

1974 · 120 min

A cool, intricate plunge into charm and fraud, where glamour and politics blur and the past keeps interrupting the present.

Directed by
Alain Resnais
Genres
Crime, Drama, History
Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo, François Périer, Anny Duperey
Overview
Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent assist small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French politics. But when his great scam involving millions is exposed, he brings the government to the verge of collapse and the country to the brink of civil war.

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Directed by
Alain Resnais
Genres
Crime, Drama, History
Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo, François Périer, Anny Duperey
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • deception
  • power
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, history
Directed by
Alain Resnais
Written by
Jorge Semprún
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
Sacha Vierny
Runtime
120 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French

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