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Ça ne se refuse pas

1998 · 90 min

A moody, slow-burning descent through night streets, blending quiet dread with a weary, melancholic edge.

Directed by
Eric Woreth
Genres
Drama
Starring
Isabelle Renauld, Jean-Marc Barr, Stéphane Rideau
Overview
Marthe, an aging queen of the night, roams the streets of a city haunted by the presence of an invisible murderer in search of money to pay a large gambling debt.

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Directed by
Eric Woreth
Genres
Drama
Starring
Isabelle Renauld, Jean-Marc Barr, Stéphane Rideau
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • grief
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • crime
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Eric Woreth
Written by
Eric Woreth, Alain Adijes, Fredric Brown
Starring
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Music
Magic Malik
Cinematography
Rémy Chevrin
Runtime
90 min
Country
France, Belgium
Languages
French

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