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Galia

1966 · 105 min Drama
4.8 / 10 · TMDB

Newly arrived in Paris, Galia lives in a small apartment near Notre-Dame cathedral. One evening, whilst walking along the banks of the River Seine, she saves a young woman from drowning. The woman, Nicole, tells Galia that she intended to drown herself, having left a suicide note for her husband, Greg. Having settled Nicole in her apartment, Galia sets out to recover the suicide note, but waits so that she can observe Greg’s reaction. When Greg appears unmoved by the note, Galia decides to wait for him at the art gallery where he works...

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Year 1966
Country France, Italy
Genre Drama
Director Georges Lautner
Runtime 105 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.8/10 (12 votes)

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The film constructs a tense psychological drama around the consequences of an accidental intervention, relying on Paris not as a romantic backdrop but as a landscape of solitude. It explores the unspoken through deliberate pacing and a visual style that turns silent observations into narrative force.

What lingers after viewing is a profound sense of melancholy and the unsettling ambiguity of moral choices. The film leaves one contemplating the weight of assumed responsibility and the fragile threads connecting strangers. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Georges Lautner

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Alone on a quiet evening, allowing its deliberate, melancholic rhythm to fully take hold.

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