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Miquette

1940 · 100 min

A breezy, charming old-fashioned comedy that ambles along with theatrical flair and gentle laughs.

Directed by
Jean Boyer
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Lilian Harvey, Lucien Baroux, André Lefaur
Overview
Miquette is a young woman whose beauty and vivacity increase the clientele of her mother's tobacco shop. A Barrymoresque actor believes that Miquette has star potential, but he hasn't sufficient capital to finance her theatrical debut. He manages to get the money by practicing a bit of genteel blackmail on an aging marquis who has romantic designs on the heroine.

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Directed by
Jean Boyer
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Lilian Harvey, Lucien Baroux, André Lefaur
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • love
  • deception
  • class
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jean Boyer
Starring
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Music
Jane Bos, Georges Van Parys
Cinematography
Marc Bujard
Runtime
100 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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