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French Lover

2025 · 122 min

A light, warm romantic comedy that gently pokes at fame and class while keeping things easy and charming.

Directed by: Lisa-Nina Rives
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Starring: Omar Sy, Sara Giraudeau, Pascale Arbillot

Tagline: She lives far from the spotlight, he lives for it.
Overview: When a jaded actor meets a down-on-her-luck waitress in Paris, their unexpected love story begins — but will it survive the glare of the spotlight?

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Directed by: Lisa-Nina Rives
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Starring: Omar Sy, Sara Giraudeau, Pascale Arbillot

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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
class
celebrity
identity
media
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: romance, comedy
Directed by: Lisa-Nina Rives
Written by: Lisa-Nina Rives, Hugo Gélin
Starring: Omar Sy, Sara Giraudeau, Pascale Arbillot, Alban Ivanov, Cindy Bruna, Benoît Crou, Agnès Hurstel, Xavier Lacaille
Cinematography: Renaud Chassaing
Runtime: 122 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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