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Doctor Francoise Gailland

1976 · 100 min

A quiet, emotionally heavy character study of a woman juggling family, affair, and illness with stoic dignity.

Genres
Drama, Romance
Overview
Dr. Françoise Gailland has a hectic schedule, which causes her to have little time to spend with her family, which consists of her husband Gérard, her pregnant teenager daughter Élisabeth, and her sullen son Julien. However, she does manage to find the time to spend with her lover, Daniel Letessier. While her life in such disarray, she learns that she has cancer. Françoise tries to put a brave face on it, and is determined to face the life-threatening disease with courage.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • death
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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