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A Man in a Hurry

2018 · 100 min

A warm, gently humorous look at a man forced to slow down and reconnect, balancing wit with genuine emotion.

Directed by
Hervé Mimran
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Leïla Bekhti, Fabrice Luchini, Igor Gotesman
Overview
The story revolves around Alain, a busy businessman who is always in a rush. In his life, there is no room for spare time or family. But one day, he suffers a stroke, which makes him lose his grasp of language and use one word in place of another.

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Directed by
Hervé Mimran
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Leïla Bekhti, Fabrice Luchini, Igor Gotesman
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • healing
  • work
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Hervé Mimran
Written by
Hélène Fillières, Hervé Mimran
Starring
Leïla Bekhti, Fabrice Luchini, Igor Gotesman, Fatima Adoum, Olivier Rosemberg, Rebecca Marder, Baya Rehaz, Clémence Massart-Weit
Music
Balmorhea
Cinematography
Jérôme Alméras
Runtime
100 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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