Thriller

1979 0h 34m EN

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6.4

MID

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6.1

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 10★6.1IMDB · 126

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Synopsis

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What happens after the curtain falls on the death of Mimi, tragic heroine of Puccini's La boheme. In Thriller, Mimi teams up with the opera's comic heroine Musetta to investigate her own death.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Colette Laffont
Mimi
Rose English
Musetta / Mimi
Tony Gacon
The Artist
Vincent Meehan
The Artist

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sally Potter
Writers: Sally Potter
Languages: English, French, Italian
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sally Potter, shot by Sally Potter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Colette Laffont and Rose English and Tony Gacon carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0080019 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sally Potter directs. Sally Potter behind the camera. Sally Potter cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, French, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
247 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Sally Potter, shot by Sally Potter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Sally Potter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Colette Laffont and Rose English and Tony Gacon carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0080019 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.