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A Private Affair
56%
Movie
1h 46m
AI Analysis
A Private Affair (2002) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of A Private Affair (2002) — a movie tagged as Thriller, Crime, and Mystery with tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Divorced private detective Francois Maneri is assigned by his agency to investigate the disappearance of Rachel, a young student who has been missing for six months. After interviewing Rachel's family, friends and classmates, Francois is attacked and injured by an anonymous assailant and becomes reluctant to continu… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect steady storytelling (~106 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate A Private Affair 56% (53 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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from 53 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Divorced private detective Francois Maneri is assigned by his agency to investigate the disappearance of Rachel, a young student who has been missing for six months. After interviewing Rachel's family, friends and classmates, Francois is attacked and injured by an anonymous assailant and becomes reluctant to continue his search. But when Rachel's body is found, Francois is drawn deeper into the investigation as he discovers the dead girl's secret life.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2002-04-30
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- TMDB rating
- 5.6
- TMDB ID
- 64935
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What is A Private Affair about?
Divorced private detective Francois Maneri is assigned by his agency to investigate the disappearance of Rachel, a young student who has been missing for six months. After interviewing Rachel's fam... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for A Private Affair?
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How long is the movie A Private Affair?
The official runtime for A Private Affair is approximately 106 minutes.
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Cast

Thierry Lhermitte
François Manéri

Marion Cotillard
Clarisse Entoven

Samuel Le Bihan
Vincent Walt

Aurore Clément
Madame Siprien

Frédéric Diefenthal
Femme bar de nuit

Jeanne Balibar
Sylvie, l'ex de Manéri

Robert Hirsch
Vieil homme

Garance Clavel
Sandrine Pujol

Clovis Cornillac
Freddy

Lydia Andréï
Marion

Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Homme Apolus

Consuelo De Haviland
Claudine Després

Niels Arestrup
Le père de Rachel
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