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Romance (1999)

★ 5.5 · 298 ratings on TMDB

Love is desolate. Romance is temporary. Sex is forever.

Romance poster★ 5.5

Frustrated by the lack of intimacy in her relationship, a young schoolteacher goes through a series of intimidating and often violent sexual partners.

DirectorCatherine Breillat
CastAshley Wanninger, Carla, Caroline Ducey, Emma Colberti, Fabien de Jomaron, François Berléand
GenresDrama, Romance
The emergence reading

Romance keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same people

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