# My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument (1996)

> An expansive French romantic drama follows an indecisive academic caught between professional ambition, inherited despair, and a web of intimate attachments.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/59611

## Facts

- Runtime: 181 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Director: Arnaud Desplechin
- Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Devos, Emmanuel Salinger, Marianne Denicourt, Thibault de Montalembert, Chiara Mastroianni, Denis Podalydès, Jeanne Balibar
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115928/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, melancholic, introspective, quiet evening, arthouse cinema night

## Synopsis

A man grapples with love and life choices in the heart of Paris.

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