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Fernando Krapp m'a écrit cette lettre

2000 · 88 min

A talky, theatrical chamber piece that keeps you leaning in as witty words slowly turn into a tense psychological game.

Directed by: Yves Di Tullio
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Niels Arestrup, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jacques Brunet

Overview: A French adaptation of Tankred Dorst's play "Fernando Krapp hat mir diesen Brief geschrieben", staged by Bernard Murat.

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Directed by: Yves Di Tullio
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Niels Arestrup, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jacques Brunet

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
betrayal
obsession
love
power
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama, tv movie
Directed by: Yves Di Tullio
Starring: Niels Arestrup, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jacques Brunet, Stéphane Höhn
Runtime: 88 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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