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Real Movie

2004 · 95 min

A wry, offbeat French comedy about friendship turned into a filmmaker's experiment, playful yet quietly unsettling in its manipulation.

Directed by
Stéphane Robelin
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Lionel Nakache, Sarah Bensoussan, Philippe Chaine
Overview
Luc, a film student, reappears one day in the life of his childhood friend, camera in hand. He moves into his house, determined to make Lôïc the main character of his film. Devoted body and soul to his project, Luc does not hesitate for a second to manipulate his friend's life. He hires a real actor, a transvestite, and creates for him the character of a woman, Céline. Her role: to seduce Loïc...

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Directed by
Stéphane Robelin
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Lionel Nakache, Sarah Bensoussan, Philippe Chaine
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • friendship
  • deception
  • art
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Stéphane Robelin
Written by
Christophe Marthoud, Stéphane Robelin
Starring
Lionel Nakache, Sarah Bensoussan, Philippe Chaine, Caroline Riou, Vanina Delannoy, Fabrice Drouelle, Solène Duclos, Julie Guillot
Runtime
95 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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