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Nocturnal Uproar

1979 · 97 min

Cool, detached and intimate, it drifts through desire and control with a quiet unease that lingers.

Overview
A filmmaker engages in a routine series of sexual encounters to pass the time while editing her latest film. When one man refuses to play by her rules, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to him.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • sexuality
  • isolation
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Catherine Breillat
Written by
Catherine Breillat
Starring
Dominique Laffin, Bertrand Bonvoisin, Marie-Hélène Breillat, Joe Dallesandro, Daniel Langlet, Dominique Basquin, Gérard Lanvin, Hubert Drac
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
English, French

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