Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- awkward
- intimate
- date night
- couples discussion night
What sets it apart
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François and Julie deliberately reopen the terms of their sixteen-year relationship while trying to protect their family bond.
The premise centers on sexual adventures and self-discovery while emphasizing the complications of discussing and practicing them.
The couple's two children and established household make every experiment consequential beyond the partners themselves.
The plot foregrounds the complexity that emerges when François and Julie pursue the same broad experiment with potentially different needs.
Films like Follies, and why
The Overnight
shares candid sexual experimentation, relationship uncertainty, and comic discomfort within an established couple
Take This Waltz
shares intimate marital tension, self-discovery, and emotionally complicated romantic comedy
The Kids Are All Right
shares unconventional relationship structures, family pressures, and witty ensemble drama
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
shares frank sexual negotiation, middle-class domestic life, and provocative relationship comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Eric K. Boulianne
- Release Date
- 2026-01-30
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Eric K. Boulianne
- Catherine Chabot
- Ambre Jabrane
- Étienne Galloy
- Sophie Letourneur
- Antonin Mousseau-Rivard
- Simone Bellemare-Ledoux
- Agathe Bellemare-Ledoux
- Nathalie Coupal
- Jacques L'Heureux
Common questions
- What is Follies about?
- A long-married Quebec couple tests whether sexual freedom can coexist with family life and enduring intimacy.
- What is Follies like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Follies as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Follies violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Follies.
- Which films are like Follies?
- Films with a similar feel include The Overnight, Take This Waltz, The Kids Are All Right, and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.
- How long is Follies?
- Follies runs 101 minutes.
