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Brillantissime

2018 · 86 min

A breezy French comedy about starting over, mixing warm laughs with a light touch of heartbreak.

Directed by: Michèle Laroque
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Michèle Laroque, Kad Merad, Françoise Fabian

Overview: After getting dumped on Christmas Eve, Angela must rebuild her life surrounded by her rebellious teenager, her tyrannical mother, her hysterical best friend, and a weird psychologist.

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Directed by: Michèle Laroque
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Michèle Laroque, Kad Merad, Françoise Fabian

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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: identity
family
friendship
healing
love
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Michèle Laroque
Written by: Benjamin Morgaine, Lionel Dutemple, Michèle Laroque
Starring: Michèle Laroque, Kad Merad, Françoise Fabian, Gérard Darmon, Rossy de Palma, Pascal Elbé, Oriane Deschamps, Michaël Youn
Cinematography: Kika Ungaro
Runtime: 86 min
Country: France

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