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My Way

2012 · 148 min

A sweeping, music-filled biopic that immerses you in the driven life of a pop icon, balancing glamour with melancholy.

Directed by
Florent-Emilio Siri
Genres
Drama, Music
Starring
Jérémie Renier, Benoît Magimel, Monica Scattini
Overview
A biopic of French pop star Claude Francois, most famous for co-writing the song 'My Way'. Tracing his life from his childhood in Egypt through his success in France to his untimely death in Paris in 1978.

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Directed by
Florent-Emilio Siri
Genres
Drama, Music
Starring
Jérémie Renier, Benoît Magimel, Monica Scattini
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 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
  • ambition
  • music
  • identity
  • obsession
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, music
Directed by
Florent-Emilio Siri
Written by
Julien Rappeneau, Florent-Emilio Siri
Starring
Jérémie Renier, Benoît Magimel, Monica Scattini, Sabrina Seyvecou, Ana Girardot, Joséphine Japy, Maud Jurez, Marc Barbé
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
148 min
Country
France, Belgium
Languages
French, Italian, Arabic, English

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