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Far from Manhattan

1982 · 80 min

A wry, talky French chamber piece drifting through art-world chatter, more amused by its own digressions than driven by its mystery.

Directed by
Jean-Claude Biette
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Sonia Saviange, Howard Vernon
Overview
Christian, an art critic, must write a study on the painter René Dimanche in order to understand why he did not produce anything for eight years. He asks his friend Ingrid to help him break through this mystery.

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Directed by
Jean-Claude Biette
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Sonia Saviange, Howard Vernon
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • mystery
  • obsession
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Jean-Claude Biette
Written by
Jean-Claude Biette
Starring
Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Sonia Saviange, Howard Vernon, Laura Betti, Emmanuel Lemoine, Paulette Bouvet, Michel Delahaye, Jean-Frédéric Ducasse
Cinematography
Mário Barroso
Runtime
80 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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