If you loved Absence de malice, try L'homme des étoiles
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
Theyboth carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Absence de malice, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What L'homme des étoiles is
John Carpenter does E.T. An alien assumes the form of a deceased man, then coerces the bereaved wife into a cross-country trip. It's hard to say who's more confused: the government, the widow, or the alien.
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