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Backstage

2005 · 112 min

A quiet, uncomfortable plunge into fixation and fame, watching two lives tangle with mounting unease and little relief.

Overview
An adolescent groupie zeroes in on her Blondie-like idol after the singer chances to cross her orbit on a publicity tour. Gradually their lives intertwine as, with near-operatic intensity, the film delves into the emotional dependency on both sides of celebrity culture.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • celebrity
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Emmanuelle Bercot
Written by
Jérôme Tonnerre, Emmanuelle Bercot
Starring
Emmanuelle Seigner, Isild Le Besco, Samuel Benchetrit, Noémie Lvovsky, Mar Sodupe, Édith Le Merdy, Jean-Paul Walle Wa Wana, Valéry Zeitoun
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
112 min
Country
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Languages
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