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Vacances payées

1938 · 75 min

A light, breezy old-fashioned comedy of mishaps and mild scheming that ambles along pleasantly without asking much of you.

Directed by
Maurice Cammage
Starring
Frédéric Duvallès, Suzanne Dehelly, Christiane Delyne
Overview
Prosper, the accountant of a fashion house, takes a vacation to Monte Carlo without his wife Sabine. And if he goes alone it is for a very good reason: he has a rendezvous with Olga, a beautiful woman. Once in Monte Carlo, he wins a large sum of money at the casino. Unfortunately for him he immediately becomes the prey of three gangsters who proceed to relieve him of his newly acquired fortune.

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Directed by
Maurice Cammage
Starring
Frédéric Duvallès, Suzanne Dehelly, Christiane Delyne
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • greed
    • crime
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Directed by
    Maurice Cammage
    Starring
    Frédéric Duvallès, Suzanne Dehelly, Christiane Delyne, Andrex, Serjius, Pedro Elviro, Léon Belières, Pierre Palau
    Runtime
    75 min

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