A Dirty Story

A Dirty Story

A film disliked by women.

Directed by Jean Eustache

Produced by Les Films du Losange

197750 min6.1 / 10

A provocative, formally experimental documentary-comedy that uses scripted and unscripted versions of a transgressive voyeurism story to interrogate desire, truth, and the nature of confession.

A group of friends listen as one man tells them a story about a time when, in a small cafe, he discovered a peephole into the ladies' bathroom and became addicted to looking through it at female genitals. They ask him questions and come to conclusions about sex. This is a filmed, scripted version. Then, the actual person who this happened to relates the same story; this time, however, it is an unscripted documentary, in which the same things occur as in the scripted one.

Questions people ask

  • Does A Dirty Story end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is A Dirty Story violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is A Dirty Story easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is A Dirty Story sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is A Dirty Story scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

66/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise92

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like A Dirty Story

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A Dirty Story

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A Dirty Story, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A Dirty Story, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A Dirty Story, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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