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Film2008106 min

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Taste attributes: comedydramaromancewholesomelightsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeLight and straightforward: a stirring romantic comedy. Best if you like escapism over depth.

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

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost. The trouble is that he is caught red-handed while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediately banished to the distant unheard of town of Bergues, in the Far North of France...

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiplove conquers allself destruction/implosion

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Kad MeradDany BoonZoé FélixLorenzo Ausilia-ForetAnne Marivin

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2008
Runtime
106 min
Status
Released
Studio
TF1 Films Production
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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