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The Paradise of Riches

1978 · 83 min

A gentle, offbeat caper that mixes light comedy with a quiet ache for lonely old age.

Directed by
Paul Barge
Genres
Drama
Starring
Raymond Bussières, Marcel Dalio, Germaine Delbat
Overview
During a trip organized by a municipality to cheer up the loneliness of the elderly in summer, seven "little old men" visit Orly airport and decide to leave one day for Tahiti. Penniless, they get organized by living in the same apartment and stealing from stores to finance their future tropical adventure. But a private detective is on their trail, hired by the local shopkeepers who are fed up with the repeated petty thefts. The "gang" make him disappear and decide to leave for Tahiti.

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Directed by
Paul Barge
Genres
Drama
Starring
Raymond Bussières, Marcel Dalio, Germaine Delbat
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • friendship
  • aging
  • freedom
  • found family
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Paul Barge
Written by
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Starring
Raymond Bussières, Marcel Dalio, Germaine Delbat, Lucien Hubert, Lila Kedrova
Runtime
83 min
Languages
French

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