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My Best Friend

2006 · 90 min

A gentle, bittersweet Parisian comedy that charms as it quietly probes loneliness and the awkward effort of making a real friend.

Tagline: It takes a lifetime to learn the meaning of friendship... François has 10 days.
Overview: Catherine refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
loneliness
class
betrayal
redemption
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Patrice Leconte
Written by: Jérôme Tonnerre, Patrice Leconte
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Dany Boon, Julie Gayet, Julie Durand, Henri Garcin, Jacques Mathou, Marie Pillet, Élisabeth Bourgine
Music: Xavier Demerliac
Cinematography: Jean-Marie Dreujou
Runtime: 90 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: French

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