# Loulou (1980)

> A bourgeois woman’s escape into a volatile affair with an unemployed charmer becomes Maurice Pialat’s unsentimental study of desire, class, and freedom.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/25002

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Maurice Pialat
- Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Gérard Depardieu, Guy Marchand, Humbert Balsan, Christian Boucher, Bernard Tronczak, Frédérique Cerbonnet, Jacqueline Dufranne
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081076/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: awkward, melancholic, sardonic, arthouse film night, french cinema marathon

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