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Icy Breasts

1974 · 102 min

A sunlit Riviera romance curdles into obsessive, paranoid dread, keeping you uneasy and guessing until the cold final shot.

Directed by
Georges Lautner
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, Claude Brasseur
Tagline
Be well, be warned, beware of icy breasts
Overview
On a beach in Nice, François meets the mysterious Peggy and falls in love with her. Following her to a villa, he meets Marc, a lawyer who has a strange relationship with the girl.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Georges Lautner
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, Claude Brasseur
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 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
  • madness
  • betrayal
  • love
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama, mystery
Directed by
Georges Lautner
Written by
Georges Lautner
Starring
Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, Claude Brasseur, Fiore Altoviti, Emilio Messina, André Falcon, Michel Peyrelon, Philippe Castelli
Music
Philippe Sarde
Cinematography
Maurice Fellous
Runtime
102 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French

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