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* UnrequitedTragicMaiden: Violette is perfectly nice and sincerely loves Francois, but Francois doesn't return her feelings and falls in love with Edith instead.
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* UnrequitedTragicMaiden: Violette is perfectly nice and sincerely loves Francois, but Francois doesn't return her feelings and falls in love with Edith instead.instead, leaving Violette alone with her mother, miserable, and [[spoiler:with his child]].
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Set during the real-life workers' strike in Nantes, 1955, the film is a romantic tragedy where the young shipyard worker Francois Guilbaud finds himself torn between his longtime, poor girlfriend, Violette Pelletier, and the rich, unhappily married part-time prostitute Edith Leroyer--who, unbeknownst to him, is the daughter of his landlady. With strikebreakers on alert and political tensions rising daily, no happy endings are guaranteed.
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Set during the real-life workers' strike in Nantes, 1955, the film is a romantic tragedy where the young shipyard worker Francois Guilbaud finds himself torn between drifting away from his longtime, poor longtime girlfriend, Violette Pelletier, and in favor of the rich, unhappily married part-time prostitute Edith Leroyer--who, unbeknownst to him, Leroyer--who is the daughter of his landlady. With Edith shares Francois' passion, but with her husband Edmond becoming more paranoid by the minute, strikebreakers on alert alert, and political tensions rising daily, no happy endings are guaranteed.guaranteed.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Edmond kills himself when Edith makes clear her intent to leave him, and Edith herself dies by suicide when Francois is fatally wounded]].
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* BookEnds: The film begins and ends with strikers demonstrating against the police, which turns violent.
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* BookEnds: {{Bookends}}: The film begins and ends with strikers demonstrating against the police, which turns violent.
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* BookEnds: The film begins and ends with strikers demonstrating against the police, which turns violent.
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''A Room in Town'' (''Une chambre en ville'') is a 1982 French musical drama film written and directed by Creator/JacquesDemy.
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''A Room in Town'' (''Une chambre en ville'') ville'' in French) is a 1982 French musical drama film written and directed by Creator/JacquesDemy.
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* MySecretPregnancy: Another reason Violette s so eager to get married is because she's pregnant with Francois's child, which he's initially unaware of.
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* MySecretPregnancy: Another reason Violette s is so eager to get married is because she's pregnant with Francois's child, which he's initially unaware of.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Edith and Francois fall in love immediately upon meeting, beginning a passionate affair.
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* UnrequitedTragicMaiden: Violette is perfectly nice and sincerely loves Francois, but Francois doesn't return her feelings and falls in love with Edith instead.
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* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The film covers about 24 hours of time, in which lives are completely ruined and forever changed.
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* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The film covers about 24 hours three days of time, in which lives are completely ruined and forever changed.
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* MySecretPregnancy: Another reason Violette s so eager to get married is because she's pregnant with Francois's child, which he's initially unaware of.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Violette is the sweet, optimistic Betty compared to Edith's daring, frustrated Veronica.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Edith's husband Edmond is constantly stalking her and asking her if she's thinking about him, even waking her up in the middle of the night to do so.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Edith's husband Edmond is constantly stalking her and asking her if she's thinking about him, even waking her up in the middle of the night to do so.
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* FreudianExcuse: It's implied Edmond is jealous and abusive partly due to sexual impotence.
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* MoodWhiplash: A sweet scene between Francois and Violette immediately transitions to the workers on strike and the reality of their conditions.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The workers, their wives, and the police are initially filmed in black-and-white until the riot breaks out.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The workers, their wives, and the police are initially filmed in black-and-white until the riot breaks out.out, at which point it switches to color.
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''A Room In Town'' (''Une chambre en ville'') is a 1982 French musical drama film written and directed by Creator/JacquesDemy.
Set during the real-life workers' strike in Nantes, 1955, the film is a romantic tragedy where the young shipyard worker Francois Guilbaud finds himself torn between his longtime, poor girlfriend, Violette Pelletier, and the rich, unhappiyl married part-time prostitute Edith Leroyer. With strikebreakers on alert and political tensions rising daily, no happy endings are guaranteed.
Set during the real-life workers' strike in Nantes, 1955, the film is a romantic tragedy where the young shipyard worker Francois Guilbaud finds himself torn between his longtime, poor girlfriend, Violette Pelletier, and the rich, unhappiyl married part-time prostitute Edith Leroyer. With strikebreakers on alert and political tensions rising daily, no happy endings are guaranteed.
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''A Room In in Town'' (''Une chambre en ville'') is a 1982 French musical drama film written and directed by Creator/JacquesDemy.
Set during the real-life workers' strike in Nantes, 1955, the film is a romantic tragedy where the young shipyard worker Francois Guilbaud finds himself torn between his longtime, poor girlfriend, Violette Pelletier, and the rich,unhappiyl unhappily married part-time prostitute Edith Leroyer.Leroyer--who, unbeknownst to him, is the daughter of his landlady. With strikebreakers on alert and political tensions rising daily, no happy endings are guaranteed.
Set during the real-life workers' strike in Nantes, 1955, the film is a romantic tragedy where the young shipyard worker Francois Guilbaud finds himself torn between his longtime, poor girlfriend, Violette Pelletier, and the rich,
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* RedScare: Margot Langlois worries Francois is a Communist and laments her decision to give him a room.
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''A Room In Town'' (''Une chambre en ville'') is a 1982 French musical drama film written and directed by Creator/JacquesDemy.
Set during the real-life workers' strike in Nantes, 1955, the film is a romantic tragedy where the young shipyard worker Francois Guilbaud finds himself torn between his longtime, poor girlfriend, Violette Pelletier, and the rich, unhappiyl married part-time prostitute Edith Leroyer. With strikebreakers on alert and political tensions rising daily, no happy endings are guaranteed.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: This film is the most bleakly tragic of Demy's works, with senseless deaths and beatings, infidelity, and suicide among the common themes.
* DomesticAbuse: Edith lives unhappily with her abusive husband.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Francois is fatally wounded during a strike, and Edith kills herself rather than live without him]].
* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The film covers about 24 hours of time, in which lives are completely ruined and forever changed.
* FortuneTeller: Madame Sforza prophesizes Edith's true love will be a steelworker, but she also sees great tragedy in his future.
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: The main obstacle to Violette's wish to marry Francois is her own poverty, while Edith is comparatively well-off.
* SungThroughMusical: Every line of dialogue is sung rather than spoken.
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Set during the real-life workers' strike in Nantes, 1955, the film is a romantic tragedy where the young shipyard worker Francois Guilbaud finds himself torn between his longtime, poor girlfriend, Violette Pelletier, and the rich, unhappiyl married part-time prostitute Edith Leroyer. With strikebreakers on alert and political tensions rising daily, no happy endings are guaranteed.
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!!This film contains examples of:
* DarkerAndEdgier: This film is the most bleakly tragic of Demy's works, with senseless deaths and beatings, infidelity, and suicide among the common themes.
* DomesticAbuse: Edith lives unhappily with her abusive husband.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Francois is fatally wounded during a strike, and Edith kills herself rather than live without him]].
* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The film covers about 24 hours of time, in which lives are completely ruined and forever changed.
* FortuneTeller: Madame Sforza prophesizes Edith's true love will be a steelworker, but she also sees great tragedy in his future.
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: The main obstacle to Violette's wish to marry Francois is her own poverty, while Edith is comparatively well-off.
* SungThroughMusical: Every line of dialogue is sung rather than spoken.
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