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With Open Arms

2017 · 92 min

A smug, silly culture-clash farce that coasts on bickering and awkward dinner-table chaos rather than real bite.

Tagline: Thanks for the invitation!
Overview: Jean-Étienne Fougerole is an intellectual bohemian who released his new novel "In Open Arms" and calling the wealthiest people to welcome home the families in need. While he promotes his book during a televised debate, his opponent criticized him for not applying what he himself advocates. While stuck, Jean-Étienne Fougerole accepts the challenge, for fear of being discredited. The same evening, a family of Roma rings the door of his Marnes-la-Coquette villa and the writer feels obliged to house them.

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 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: class
family
identity
deception
politics
Places: single country house
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Philippe de Chauveron
Written by: Marc de Chauveron, Guy Laurent
Starring: Christian Clavier, Ary Abittan, Elsa Zylberstein, Cyril Lecomte, Nanou Garcia, Oscar Berthe, Mirela Nicolau, Ioana Visalon
Music: Hervé Rakotofiringa
Cinematography: Philippe Guilbert
Runtime: 92 min
Country: France
Languages: French, English, Italian, Russian

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