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Movie poster: In the Affirmative (1964)
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In the Affirmative

1964 · 85 min Drama
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

The film is a road movie that follows a middle aged man who gives a young woman a lift. On the car radio, news bulletins warn the population against a recently escaped sadist who is known to prey on young women and children. Lelouch often cuts away from the main story, if only briefly, to parallel events that are not necessarily crucial to the story but illustrate what is suggested by the radio.

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Original Title L'Amour avec des si...
Year 1964
Country France
Genre Drama
Director Claude Lelouch
Runtime 85 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (12 votes)

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Lelouch constructs suspense not through direct menace, but through an atmosphere of collective paranoia, carried by the voice from the car radio. The film relies on montage, juxtaposing the intimate drama inside the car with fragmentary glimpses of a world living in fear.

What lingers after viewing is not the thrill of a chase, but a quiet study of distrust sown by mass hysteria, where the greatest threat is internal. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Claude Lelouch

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Watch in a single sitting, with minimal distractions, to let the oppressive road-movie atmosphere fully take hold.

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