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Little One

1935 · 80 min

A light, chatty French comedy of manners where misunderstandings and romantic mix-ups unfold at a gentle, amiable pace.

Directed by
Henry Wulschleger
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bach, Pierre Brasseur, Janine Merrey
Overview
Mister Darnétal is invited by his nephew Georges to the premiere of his extravaganza in Paris;but his partner (he did not marry her,even after all those years)is not prepared to accept it and he uses his best friend as an alibi ;the two pals intend to live a wild life in the capital where there are plenty of lovely girls.But the uncle discovers that his dear nephew has a fiancee ,actually an unwed mother for she's got a little kid.The young man has fallen for the star of his variety show,a coquette fickle Chanteuse who ,in the end ,only has eyes for her co-star in the show .Uncle gets angry ,threatens to disinherit this infamous nephew and marries the young mom ,unbeknown to his fifty-something partner who has come to meet him in Paris.

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Directed by
Henry Wulschleger
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bach, Pierre Brasseur, Janine Merrey
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • love
  • family
  • betrayal
  • parenthood
  • identity
Places
  • big city
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
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Henry Wulschleger
Written by
Yves Mirande, Julien Duvivier
Starring
Bach, Pierre Brasseur, Janine Merrey, Milly Mathis, Tania Fédor, Jacky Vilmont, Pierre Athon, Jean Buquet
Runtime
80 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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