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Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's

1953

A gentle, chatty French comedy of manners, pleasant and low-stakes, coasting on charm and mild social embarrassment.

Overview
Julien Pauphilat is the doorman at the famous restaurant, Maxim's and is also the confidant of many of his customers. As a consequence, in this post, he has managed to make a comfortable living and even acquire a country mansion. Retirement beckons and he is going to be able to enjoy the quiet life at last. The wedding of his daughter, Genevieve with Andre du Velin, a well born playboy is going to endanger this dream, for Genevieve is ignorant of her father's job. However, her fiance doesn't see any problem with this.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • class
  • identity
  • love
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Henri Diamant-Berger
Written by
Yves Mirande, Gustave Quinson
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Country
France
Languages
French

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