Chicken with Plums

Chicken with Plums

Directed by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud

Produced by Celluloid Dreams, The Manipulators

201192 min7.0 / 10

A melancholic, visually poetic meditation on loss, artistic passion, and the will to live, told through a musician's deliberate retreat from the world.

Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.

Questions people ask

  • Is Chicken with Plums sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Chicken with Plums scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Chicken with Plums violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Chicken with Plums end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Chicken with Plums easy watching? 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.

74/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity93

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise60

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Chicken with Plums

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Chicken with Plums

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Chicken with Plums, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Chicken with Plums, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Chicken with Plums, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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