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Salut la puce

1983 · 92 min

A gentle, meandering French comedy that ambles along like a lazy river, offering mild laughs and a warm, unassuming charm.

Overview
Robert Dumortier and his son "La Puce" live on a barge moored to an island of the Seine and Robert dreams of cruising remote and exotic seas.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 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
  • family
  • parenthood
  • ambition
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Richard Balducci
Written by
Richard Balducci
Starring
Jean Lefebvre, Georges Géret, Pierre Tornade, Jean-Marie Proslier, Ursula Buchfellner, Jacques Ardouin, Régis Porte, Denise Petitdidier
Cinematography
Marcel Combes
Runtime
92 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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