To Paint or Make Love

To Paint or Make Love

Directed by Jean-Marie Larrieu, Arnaud Larrieu

Produced by Les Films Pelléas, France 2 Cinéma

200598 min6.3 / 10

A darkly comedic exploration of desire and marriage disruption when a conventional couple's routine is upended by unconventional neighbors.

An affluent, middle-aged couple's uneventful lives are forever changed when they move into an isolated house in the country and befriend an odd, younger couple.

Questions people ask

  • Is To Paint or Make Love violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is To Paint or Make Love easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Is To Paint or Make Love sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does To Paint or Make Love end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is To Paint or Make Love scary? 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.

46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise37

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Like To Paint or Make Love

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as To Paint or Make Love

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like To Paint or Make Love, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like To Paint or Make Love, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like To Paint or Make Love, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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