
Le Sourire
Directed by Claude Miller
Produced by Film Par Film, Les Films de la Boissière
A darkly comedic meditation on mortality and desire, where an aging man's brush with death drives him to pursue a younger woman in a morally ambiguous dance of seduction.
An old psychiatrist finds out that he is likely to suffer a second and probably fatal heart attack in the near future. As a consequence he becomes determined to seduce Odile, a young woman he first encounters in a railway compartment.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Le Sourire scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Le Sourire violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Le Sourire sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does Le Sourire end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Le Sourire 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Le Sourire
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Le Sourire
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Le Sourire, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Le Sourire, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Le Sourire, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































