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The Miser

1980 · 125 min

A theatrical, talky comedy where the laughs come from a tyrant's petty penny-pinching, tinged with a quiet sadness.

Genres
Comedy
Overview
The children of Harpagon, Cléante and his sister Elise, are each in love but they still haven’t spoken to their father yet. Harpagon is a miser who wants to choose the right man and the right woman for his children. Based on Molière’s play.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Greed, family, love, class
Content
Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism6
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Jean Girault, Louis de Funès
    Written by
    Jean Girault, Louis de Funès
    Starring
    Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Claude Gensac, Bernard Ménez, Guy Grosso, Michel Modo, Henri Génès, Hervé Bellon
    Music
    Jean Bizet
    Cinematography
    Edmond Richard
    Runtime
    125 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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