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Singles

1982 · 85 min

A wry, tender French comedy about two wounded hearts circling each other in a lonely residence, mixing melancholy with gentle laughs.

Directed by
Patrice Leconte
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Anémone, Michel Blanc, Xavier Saint-Macary
Overview
Abandoned by his wife, Bernard struggles to overcome his grief and settles in a residence for singles. Employed by "SOS Doctors", he provides night guards to occupy his insomnia. That's how he is brought one night to help a neighbor, Nadine Foulon, victim of discomfort in the elevator. It turns out that Nadine is also going through a difficult time, since her companion, Terry, a singer-guitarist, has left her. A professional photographer, she can not forget it and has since oscillated between depression and bulimia. Gathered by their pains of heart, these two beings will, with the wire of the confidences, become more intimate ...

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Directed by
Patrice Leconte
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Anémone, Michel Blanc, Xavier Saint-Macary
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • love
  • loneliness
  • healing
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
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
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Patrice Leconte
Written by
Patrice Leconte, Joe Morheim, Michel Blanc
Starring
Anémone, Michel Blanc, Xavier Saint-Macary, Catherine Gandois, Pascale Rocard, Christophe Malavoy, Michel Rivard, Sylvia Zerbib
Music
William Sheller
Cinematography
Robert Fraisse
Runtime
85 min
Country
France
Languages
English, French

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