The Edge of the Blade

The Edge of the Blade

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Release Date

12/27/2023

Runtime

101 mins

Overview

In 1887, at a time when duels are in vogue in Paris, Clément Lacaze and Marie-Rose Astié meet. He's a charismatic master of arms; she's a feminist, far ahead of her time. Clément gets caught in a spiral of violence and decides to initiate Marie-Rose in the art of dueling. The two must work together to save face. How far will they go to defend their honor?

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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A historically-set drama where a master swordsman and a feminist idealist forge an unlikely bond through the intimate violence of dueling, navigating desire and principle in Belle Époque Paris. Watch it for the charged interplay between two people learning to understand each other through steel and conviction.

Mood

RomanticTenseDefiant

Themes

GenderLove

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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