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The Cabbage Soup

1981 · 98 min

A gentle, silly comfort watch full of rustic charm, bodily humour and a bittersweet fondness for old friends and simple pleasures.

Overview
Two buddy farmers are visited by aliens who like their domestic cabbage soup.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • friendship
  • aging
  • isolation
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism3
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, science fiction
Directed by
Jean Girault
Starring
Louis de Funès, Jean Carmet, Jacques Villeret, Christine Dejoux, Claude Gensac, Henri Génès, Marco Perrin, Max Montavon
Music
Raymond Lefèvre
Cinematography
Edmond Richard
Runtime
98 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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