An ambitious teaching student's finals studies are interrupted by a passionate affair with a jazz musician.
the vibe
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measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchintimateheartfeltcozy
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Movie1988·100 min
The Student
Directed by Claude Pinoteau
A romance comedy film directed by Claude Pinoteau.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 81%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
5.9/10
269 ratings
About The Student
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Heartfelt (7 of 9)
- Texture
- Cozy, Playful
- Story Tags
- forbidden love, ambition hubris, identity self discovery, music performance, hotel transit, urban, romantic partners, outsider misfit, everyman, slow burn reveal, fish out of water, sweeping romance, young first love