Movie

Elles

2011 · 96 min

A quiet, intimate character study that drifts between lives, asking you to sit with ambiguity and discomfort rather than resolve it.

Tagline: The world's oldest profession still has its secrets.
Overview: A journalist tries to balance the duties of marriage and motherhood while researching a piece on college women who work as prostitutes to pay their tuition.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and romantic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, sexuality, class, work
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 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
sexuality
class
work
family
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong