Cookies

Cookies

Directed by Joël Séria

Produced by Trinacra Films, Coquelicot Films

1975105 min6.3 / 10

A mid-1970s French comedy-drama about a restless salesman's escape from domestic tedium into bohemian indulgence and artistic pursuits, tinged with moral ambiguity and period charm.

Henri Serin (Jean-Pierre Marielle), an umbrella salesman, leads a quiet life between his work, his family and his passion for painting. During his many business trips, Henri indulges in a few amorous escapades, which provide a welcome change from the tiresome daily routine his bigoted wife locks him into. One fine day, Henri decides to drop everything and live on love and fresh water. He ends up in Pont-Aven, where he meets Émile, a local painter imitating Gauguin, with whom he shares his drinking and other feminine attractions.

Questions people ask

  • Is Cookies scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Cookies violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Cookies end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Cookies sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Cookies 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.

60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise71

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Cookies

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Cookies

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Cookies, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Cookies, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Cookies, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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