The Blue Hour

1992 1h 27m DE

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 9

Drama

Synopsis

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Noticing Marie's devastation after her boyfriend, Paul, dumps her, call boy Theo tries to help, and their friendship soon grows deeper, touching a part of Theo he's frozen in order to service his male clients. When Paul returns, however, his presence threatens this fragile new union.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anton Rattinger
Felix Baum
Dina Leipzig
Marie
Cyrille Rey-Coquis
Paul
Christoph Krix
Laszlo
Andreas Herder
Theo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marcel Gisler
Writers: Rudolf Nadler, Andreas Herder, Marcel Gisler
Languages: French, German
Countries: Germany, Switzerland

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, German.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, Switzerland.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Anton Rattinger and Dina Leipzig and Cyrille Rey-Coquis carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0103831 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marcel Gisler directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, Switzerland. Dialogue in French, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, German.
4International production across 2 countries: Germany, Switzerland.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Anton Rattinger and Dina Leipzig and Cyrille Rey-Coquis carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0103831 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.