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Poster for Schengen

Schengen

2012 · 10 min

A dry, quick-witted bureaucratic fable that turns a divided city into a deadpan joke about borders and rules.

Directed by
Annarita Zambrano
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Claudia Tagbo, Marie-Anne Mestre, Florent Arnoult
Overview
In one Paris divided militarily into two like was the former Berlin Est-Ouest, Ines Raymond receives from the right bank people who ask for a visa for the left bank. Each have their reasons and dreams for crossing the Seine, but, Ines must follow the new instructions.

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Directed by
Annarita Zambrano
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Claudia Tagbo, Marie-Anne Mestre, Florent Arnoult
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • freedom
  • identity
  • class
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
10 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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