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The Ultimate Accessory

2013 · 98 min

A breezy, gently mocking French comedy about chic Parisians whose polished lives are upended by an unexpected child.

Directed by: Valérie Lemercier
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Valérie Lemercier, Gilles Lellouche, Marina Foïs

Overview: The story of Aleksandra and Cyrille, a prominent, trendy, and very well-off Parisian couple, whose life is not quite the same after seven-year-old Alekseï from Russia suddenly pops up in their 100% cashmere, childless home. Aleksandra soon realises that this little boy they have adopted is not quite what she had been hoping for...

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Directed by: Valérie Lemercier
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Valérie Lemercier, Gilles Lellouche, Marina Foïs

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
family
class
identity
love
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Valérie Lemercier
Written by: Valérie Lemercier
Starring: Valérie Lemercier, Gilles Lellouche, Marina Foïs, Nanou Garcia, Brigitte Roüan, Chantal Ladesou, Samatin Pendev, Olivier Perrier
Cinematography: Denis Lenoir
Runtime: 98 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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