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L'âge d'or

1942 · 85 min

A light, talky French comedy of household mix-ups and lucky turns, pleasant and forgettable, with little bite.

Directed by
Jean de Limur
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Elvira Popescu, André Alerme, Jean Tissier
Overview
Véra, a vivacious woman, and her alleged brother Boris, are both hired by the Dubelairs as their chambermaid and caretaker. But Dubelair has done bad business while his wife Juliette plays at the races and... loses ! So when it comes to paying their domestics wages, Dubelair gives them lottery tickets. Chance has it that one of them is winning...!

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Directed by
Jean de Limur
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Elvira Popescu, André Alerme, Jean Tissier
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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
    • class
    • deception
    • greed
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Jean de Limur
    Starring
    Elvira Popescu, André Alerme, Jean Tissier, Gilbert Gil, Andrée Guize, Denise Bréal, Clément Duhour, André Marnay
    Runtime
    85 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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