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Jo

1971 · 85 min

A frantic, farcical romp of escalating mishaps and close calls, carried by a flustered, comic performance and a stubborn corpse that just won't stay put.

Tagline
Committing a crime is easy. Hiding a body is murder.
Overview
A writer accidentally shoots his blackmailer and tries to hide the body.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • crime
  • guilt
  • family
  • class
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
Jean Girault
Written by
Claude Magnier
Starring
Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac, Michel Galabru, Bernard Blier, Guy Tréjan, Ferdy Mayne, Yvonne Clech, Florence Blot
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
85 min
Country
France
Languages
French, Italian

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