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Conjugal Duty (1995)

Conjugal Duty poster
Original title
L'Amour conjugal
Directed by
Benoît Barbier
Genre
drama film, comedy drama
Country
France
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married couple in France navigates the quiet tensions and unspoken desires in their relationship. The story follows their interactions as they confront the emotional distance between them.

slow-burnmelancholicemotionally complexintimaterestrainedreflectivepoignantunderstated

What happens

L'Amour conjugal est un drame français réalisé par Benoît Barbier, sorti en 1995. Le film est librement inspiré du roman homonyme de Pascal Quignard. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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