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Ouch

2000 · 103 min

A wry, gentle French comedy of neurotic fixation, more amusing than laugh-out-loud, watching a man unravel with quiet charm.

Directed by
Sophie Fillières
Genres
Comedy
Starring
André Dussollier, Hélène Fillières, Emmanuelle Devos
Overview
A chance meeting with Aie, a waitress with a strange name, will drive a 50 year old neurotic man, Robert, crazy.

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Directed by
Sophie Fillières
Genres
Comedy
Starring
André Dussollier, Hélène Fillières, Emmanuelle Devos
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 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
  • obsession
  • identity
  • love
  • madness
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
André Dussollier, Hélène Fillières, Emmanuelle Devos, Gisèle Casadesus, Lucien Pascal, Lucienne Hamon, Alain Rimoux, Anne Le Ny
Cinematography
Christophe Pollock
Runtime
103 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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