Plucking the Daisy

Plucking the Daisy

Directed by Marc Allégret

Produced by Hoche Productions, Films EGE

1956101 min6.3 / 10

A lighthearted 1950s Parisian romantic comedy built on the playful tension between an aspiring writer's financial desperation and her budding romance with a reporter covering her unconventional contest entry.

Due to an urgent need of money, aspiring writer Agnes participates in an amateur striptease contest. Her new boyfriend, Daniel, who is a reporter by profession, covers the contest for his magazine.

Questions people ask

  • Is Plucking the Daisy violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Plucking the Daisy scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Plucking the Daisy easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Plucking the Daisy end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Plucking the Daisy sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity10

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise22

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Plucking the Daisy

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Plucking the Daisy

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Plucking the Daisy, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Plucking the Daisy, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Plucking the Daisy, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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