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A Couch in New York (1996)
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A Couch in New York (1996)
Original name: Un divan à New York
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Dr. Henry Harriston is a successful psychoanalyst in New York City. When he is near a nervous breakdown, he arranges to change his flat with Beatrice Saulnier from France for a while. Both don't know each other and both find themselves deeply involved into the social settings of the other, because the decision to change their flats is made overnight. Could be the perfect amusement, but suddenly Henry finds himself beaten up by Beatrice' lover and Beatrice is considered to be Dr. Harriston's substitute by his clients...
Style: sweet, melancholic, light, feel good, humorous, clever, witty, offbeat, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: happy ending, opposites attract, couple relations, love triangle, misfit, love and romance, fall in love, infidelity, looking for love, nothing goes right, unfulfilled love, unlikely couple, love, dog, destiny, culture clash, psychology, flirting, psychoanalyst, couples, urban, lifestyle, hidden identity, city life, gender ...
Time: 90s, year 1996
Place: new york, paris france, usa, europe, france
Keyword: doctors, french

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Duration: 101 min.
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Duration: 105 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
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Time: year 1993, 90s
Place: new york, usa
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Duration: 91 min.
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