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Vendredi ou la vie sauvage

1983

A gentle, playful castaway tale that ambles along with light humour and quiet ingenuity rather than peril.

Directed by
Gérard Vergez
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Michael York, Gene Anthony Ray, Roger Blin
Overview
Victim of a shipwreck, a British man is stranded on a deserted island where he manages to survive through ingenuity.

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Directed by
Gérard Vergez
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Michael York, Gene Anthony Ray, Roger Blin
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • survival
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • identity
Places
  • sea
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism5
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
adventure, comedy, tv movie
Directed by
Gérard Vergez
Starring
Michael York, Gene Anthony Ray, Roger Blin, Robert Rimbaud, Adrian Brine, Lionel Melet, Agnès Garreau, Pierre Biondi
Music
Maurice Jarre
Languages
French

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