I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar

I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar

Directed by Philippe Garrel

Produced by Les Films de l'Atalante

199198 min7.2 / 10

A melancholic, introspective meditation on the loss of youthful idealism and the disillusionment that follows the promise of 1968.

For those who were young, living under the delusions of love and soft drugs in Paris, May 1968 - even if the guitar is still playing, they can't hear it any longer.

Questions people ask

  • Is I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Does I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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83/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity90

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Surprise84

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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