If you loved Fleurs de papier, try L'Assoiffé
Un pont entre un film que tu as déjà vu et un que peu de gens ont croisé. Voici ce qu'ils partagent, et ce que le second fait que le premier ne fait pas.
Ce qu'ils partagent
Both films are directed by Guru Dutt, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Fleurs de papier, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What L'Assoiffé is
Here's one that's been called the greatest film ever made. A poet, presumed dead, discovers his work is finally appreciated, albeit under someone else's name. Fame proves hollow, so he renounces the world. Maybe a bit on the nose, but effective.
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