Simple Passion (French: Passion simple) is a 2020 erotic drama film written and directed by Danielle Arbid,[4] based on the 1992 autobiographical novel of the same name by Annie Ernaux. The film was selected to be shown at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6][7] It was released theatrically on 11 August 2021 in France by Pyramide Distribution and in Belgium by O'Brother Distribution.[8][9]
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French | Passion simple |
Directed by | Danielle Arbid |
Screenplay by | Danielle Arbid |
Based on | Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux |
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Cinematography | Pascale Granel |
Edited by | Thomas Marchand |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
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Language | French |
Box office | $287,841[2][3] |
Principal photography for the film began on 19 January 2019 and concluded on 5 March of that year, with filming taking place in Paris and the surrounding region, as well as in Lyon, Florence and Moscow.[10]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Simple Passion has an approval rating of 57% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Simple Passion's rather unremarkable story is elevated by Laetitia Dosch's outstanding work in the central role."[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[12]
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