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The Suitor

1962 · 84 min

A gentle, playful silent-comedy spirit carries this airy farce, full of small visual gags and a dreamy, distracted charm.

Directed by
Pierre Étaix
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Overview
Absent-minded yet cultured, Pierre answers his parents demands to wed by ignoring both astronomy and the housemaid, instead falling head-over-heels for rich damsels.

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Directed by
Pierre Étaix
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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