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Adieu Philippine

1962 · 111 min

A loose, sunlit drift through youthful flirtation and looming conscription, mixing improvisation and melancholy.

Directed by
Jacques Rozier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jean-Claude Aimini, Yveline Cery, Vittorio Caprioli
Overview
Michel is a young technician in the fledgling TV industry and is due for military service in two months at the time of the Algerian War. Juliette and Liliane are inseparable best friends, and aspiring actresses, who hang around outside the TV studio. Michel invites them in to watch, flirts with them both, and dates them separately and together. When Michel goes on a holiday to Corsica, just before he is drafted, the girls follow.

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Directed by
Jacques Rozier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jean-Claude Aimini, Yveline Cery, Vittorio Caprioli
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • friendship
  • freedom
  • war
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jacques Rozier
Written by
Michèle O'Glor, Jacques Rozier
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
111 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French

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