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Par ici la monnaie

1974 · 100 min

A breezy, silly caper that coasts on the charm of its scheming ensemble and the cheerful absurdity of their con.

Overview
All the inhabitants of an old house are swindlers, dreaming only of the big score that will enable them to survive an announced eviction. They end up pulling it off together, by building a fake tollgate.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • crime
  • deception
  • class
  • found family
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Richard Balducci
Written by
Jacques Leitienne, Richard Balducci
Starring
Michel Galabru, Henri Guybet, Robert Castel, Patrick Topaloff, Jacques Jouanneau, Patrick Préjean, Pierre Dac, Ginette Garcin
Runtime
100 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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