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Up and Down

1993 · 84 min

A quirky, deadpan French comedy that ambles along like a leisurely bike ride, finding quiet absurdity in small gags and mountain scenery.

Directed by
Luc Moullet
Genres
Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Jean Abeillé, Clément Boutterin, Brigitte Canaan
Overview
A bicycle race is held every year in a pass of the Alps called Parpaillon. With the energy of a skillful cyclist perhaps as a great tribute to François, the mailman played by Tati in The Big Day, Moullet makes a comedy by pedaling at a pace that allows him to reinvent the possibilities of film gags.

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Directed by
Luc Moullet
Genres
Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Jean Abeillé, Clément Boutterin, Brigitte Canaan
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sport
  • obsession
  • identity
  • nature
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, tv movie
Directed by
Luc Moullet
Written by
Luc Moullet
Starring
Jean Abeillé, Clément Boutterin, Brigitte Canaan, Pompée Casagrande, Ferdinand Chauvet, Gérard Courant, Jacques Germain, Michel Goiran
Runtime
84 min
Country
France
Languages
French, Japanese

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