Happening
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeA weighty drama that is slow-burning, emotional and inventive. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.9 /10
TMDB · 28 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
An adaptation of Annie Ernaux's eponymous novel, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2021
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- France 3 Cinéma
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
