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Chaos and Desire

2002 · 115 min

A slow, atmospheric mystery that blends scientific curiosity with emotional undercurrents, set in a small coastal town where the strange and the personal intertwine.

Directed by: Manon Briand
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Starring: Pascale Bussières, Julie Gayet, Jean-Nicolas Verreault

Overview: Suspecting that the cecassion of the tides may indicate an impending earthquake, Seismologist Alice arrives in her hometown of Baie-Comeau, Quebec to commence her investigation. Soon confronted by numerous figures from her past, the unusual weather and inexplicable behavior of the citizens lead Alice to believe that something beyond her comprehension is occurring to her old hometown...

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Directed by: Manon Briand
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Starring: Pascale Bussières, Julie Gayet, Jean-Nicolas Verreault

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: mystery
identity
isolation
love
memory
Places: small town
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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