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Cherchez la femme

1955 · 95 min

A light, breezy caper that breezes through kidnappings and diamond schemes with cheerful energy and little real danger.

Overview
Barbara Van Looren is the lively, clever daughter of the well-known shipowner. For her, life is a breeze, even when she's kidnapped by Mike Cortez's men. A young journalist, Mercier, who tried to defend her and was forced to follow her, doesn't share her optimism and manages to escape. Barbara is sequestered because her father has caught wind of a diamond deal. If he renounces the customs action, his daughter will be returned to him. Mercier, with the help of a couple of loyal friends, discovers the instigator of the traffic, a member of the board of directors, and finds Barbara, still as petulant as ever.
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • deception
    • loyalty
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    action, comedy
    Directed by
    Raoul André
    Starring
    Georges Marchal, Geneviève Page, Pierre Mondy, Pascale Roberts, André Versini, Luc Andrieux, Simone Berthier, Robert Chandeau
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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