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Joie de vivre

2026 · 435 min

A long, affectionate archival portrait that drifts through a filmmaker's life and art, rewarding patience with warmth and reflection.

Overview: A tribute to legendary 20th-century filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci, examining his cinema, art, and life.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Art, memory, identity, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 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: art
memory
identity
love
celebrity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild