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Scarlet

Scarlet

Drama · History · Romance · 2023

A French widower and WWI veteran returns home after the war to raise his newborn daughter.

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Scarlet

2023 Drama · History · Romance 1h 45m

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6.7 / 10

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A French widower and WWI veteran returns home after the war to raise his newborn daughter.

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Directed by

Pietro Marcello

Written by

Maurizio Braucci · Maud Ameline · Geneviève Brisac · Pietro Marcello

Raphaël Thiéry

Raphaël Thiéry

Raphaël

Juliette Jouan

Juliette Jouan

Juliette

Noémie Lvovsky

Noémie Lvovsky

Madame Adeline

Louis Garrel

Louis Garrel

Jean

Yolande Moreau

Yolande Moreau

La magicienne

François Négret

François Négret

Fernand

Ernst Umhauer

Ernst Umhauer

Renaud

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Put Scarlet on trial.

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.