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French Fried Vacation

1978 · 96 min

A breezy, sun-drenched comedy of awkward flirting and holiday mishaps, with an undercurrent of melancholy.

Directed by: Patrice Leconte
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Thierry Lhermitte, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot

Overview: Holidaymakers arriving in a Club Med camp on the Ivory Coast are determined to forget their everyday problems and emotional disappointments. Games, competitions, outings, bathing and sunburn accompany a continual succession of casual affairs.

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Directed by: Patrice Leconte
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Thierry Lhermitte, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 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: love
identity
friendship
isolation
death
Places: countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
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Humour	8
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Patrice Leconte
Written by: Bruno Moynot, Dominique Lavanant, Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot
Starring: Thierry Lhermitte, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Dominique Lavanant, Bruno Moynot, Marie-Anne Chazel
Music: Michel Bernholc, Serge Gainsbourg
Cinematography: Jean-François Robin
Runtime: 96 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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