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War of the Buttons

1962 · 90 min

A sunlit, mischievous childhood romp with a gentle nostalgic glow and a sly anti-war wink beneath the scrapes.

Directed by: Yves Robert
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring: Jacques Dufilho, Yvette Etiévant, Michel Galabru

Overview: For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young schoolboys. When he is beaten by his father for having lost his buttons, the leader of the Longueverne army, Lebrac, has an idea which will give his side the advantage: next time, he and his brave soldiers will go in battle without their clothes...

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Directed by: Yves Robert
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring: Jacques Dufilho, Yvette Etiévant, Michel Galabru

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: coming-of-age
friendship
war
family
trauma
Places: countryside
small town
school
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	6
Realism	7
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Tension	3
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Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, drama, family
Directed by: Yves Robert
Written by: Yves Robert, François Boyer
Starring: Jacques Dufilho, Yvette Etiévant, Michel Galabru, Michèle Méritz, Jean Richard, Pierre Tchernia, Pierre Trabaud, Claude Confortès
Music: José Berghmans
Cinematography: André Bac
Runtime: 90 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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