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Paris Pigalle

2018 · 120 min

A wry, nostalgic caper through the grimy glamour of early-80s Parisian porn, balancing laughs with a low-key sense of danger.

Directed by
Cédric Anger
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Guillaume Canet, Gilles Lellouche, Michel Fau
Overview
Paris, 1982. Franck and Serge are police investigators in charge of making a good catch in the Parisian porn industry. In order to infiltrate the mafia, they take over a peep show in Pigalle riddled with debts. In attempt to jump start the business, they begin to produce short porn films.

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Directed by
Cédric Anger
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Guillaume Canet, Gilles Lellouche, Michel Fau
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • ambition
  • class
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Cédric Anger
Written by
Cédric Anger
Starring
Guillaume Canet, Gilles Lellouche, Michel Fau, Camille Razat, Xavier Beauvois, Elisa Bachir Bey, Inge van Bruystegem, Valeria Nicov
Music
Grégoire Hetzel
Cinematography
Thomas Hardmeier
Runtime
120 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
French

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