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The New Girlfriend (2014) poster

2014 · drama · music

The New Girlfriend

Directed by François Ozon1h 45m2014

A young woman makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend.

Our read: The New Girlfriend (2014) reads as a neutral, steady, inventive drama · music entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.

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Neutral, steady, gentle drama / music, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.

ElsewhereIMDb6.59kRT79%Metacritic74
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DNA · twelve axes

How The New Girlfriend feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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What watching it is actually like.

“You want elegant French intrigue about grief, identity, and unexpected desire.”

ends warmit stays with youa slow buildgrips by minute 22attention 4/5earns its lengthsubtitles: full
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upnudityexplicit sex

Skip it tonight — Skip if erotic trans themes beside a baby feel too awkward with company.

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