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The Toy

Name: The Toy
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1976
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Pierre Richard, Fabrice Greco, Michel Bouquet, Jacques François, Daniel Ceccaldi

Taste attributes: comedydramalightcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA light comedy, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.1 /10

TMDB · 176 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

When Francois, a journalist, tours a big store for an article, he is chosen by the son of the newspaper's owner, Rambal-Cochet, as his new toy. Needing money and unwilling to quit his job, Francois agrees to this ridiculous assignment. Gradually befriending the spoiled boy, he induces him to play at making a newspaper, unveiling publicly the tyrannical way of life of the father. The powerful emotional climax we experience with the child astonishes both men.

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