Red Kiss

1985 1h 52m FR

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 21

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Synopsis

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1952, Paris. Nadia, a Red Diaper baby, has a sister, Polish parents, and at 15 is an active Communist. When cops beat her during an anti-American demonstration, she's rescued by a "Match" photographer. As the friendship becomes a love affair and her slogans are tested by new knowledge and emotion, some of the Red youth want to expel her. When she goes with Stéphane to a seaside photo shoot, her father goes to the police. Stéphane faces charges, so leaving to cover the war in Indochina looks appealing. In a parallel story, Nadia's mother meets again her prewar lover, released from Siberia, who challenges the French Reds with very real scars and word of Stalin's anti-Semitism.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Charlotte Valandrey
Nadia
Lambert Wilson
Stéphane
Marthe Keller
Bronka
Laurent Terzieff
Moishe
Günter Lamprecht
Herschel
Laurent Arnal
Roland
Elsa Lunghini
Rosa
Isabelle Nanty
Jeanine

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Véra Belmont
Writers: Guy Konopnicki, Véra Belmont, David Milhaud
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Véra Belmont, shot by Ramón F. Suárez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Martine Giordano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Charlotte Valandrey and Lambert Wilson and Marthe Keller carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0088768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Véra Belmont directs. Ramón F. Suárez behind the camera. Martine Giordano cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Véra Belmont, shot by Ramón F. Suárez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Martine Giordano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Charlotte Valandrey and Lambert Wilson and Marthe Keller carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0088768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.