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Gigola

2010 · 102 min

A moody, sensual plunge into nightlife and grief, watching a woman drift through desire and loss with stylish melancholy.

Directed by
Laure Charpentier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lou Doillon, Marie Kremer, Eduardo Noriega
Tagline
Player of men. Seducer of women.
Overview
George, a charismatic and adventurous young woman, born from an old, catholic family, falls in love, in her teens, with a female teacher named Sybil. Devastated by her lover's eventual suicide, some years later, George embarks on an exciting and reckless journey to the depths of Pigalle's nightlife, circa 1960. After an encounter with a very wealthy, still attractive, but older woman, Odete, who offers her money and gifts in return for sexual favours, George becomes Gigola, a kind of gigolo for women only.

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Directed by
Laure Charpentier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lou Doillon, Marie Kremer, Eduardo Noriega
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • obsession
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Laure Charpentier
Starring
Lou Doillon, Marie Kremer, Eduardo Noriega, Thierry Lhermitte, Rossy de Palma, Ana Padrão, Marisa Berenson, Marisa Paredes
Cinematography
Giorgos Arvanitis
Runtime
102 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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