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Actors: Charles Berling, Miou-Miou, Stanislas Merhar, Mathilde Seigner
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Dry Cleaning |
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DRY CLEANING (Nettoyage à sec) is a french movie written and directed by Anne Fontaine in 1997.
Nicole (Miou-Miou) and Jean-Marie (Berling) Künstner run a little dry-cleaning business in the city of Belfort, France. Their life is dedicated to work and they enjoy only scarce moments of rest. One evening, at a gay night-club, they attend a brother/sister drag performing duo that appeals to them. The following day, they come back and make the acquaintance of the performers Loïc and Marilyn who invite Nicole and Jean-Marie in their hotel room. Everybody is sexually aroused but Jean-Marie decides that it's too much for the evening and leaves with his wife, after having paid Loïc.
Nicole has been deeply marked by this experience and she's not as motivated in her work as she used to since. In order to please his wife, Jean-Marie organizes a week-end in Basel, Switzerland to meet Loïc and Marilyn who have an engagement at a local club. During the week-end, Marilyn decides to end her artistic partnership with her brother and leaves for Spain. Jean-Marie asks Loïc to stay a few days with him and Nicole.
Now Loïc is living with the Künstners and is even working at the shop. He quickly starts a romance with Nicole and tries to seduce Jean-Marie who balks at firing the young man since Nicole seems happier than ever.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Dry Cleaning |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- tranvestites/cutting off their weiners
- Two guys MAKING OUT (squish squish!)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- artist
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
unclothed?
- chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Switzerland
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- actual description of sex
- seeing nude male butt
- sex with icepick
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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