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The Red Inn

2007 · 90 min

A breezy, farcical period caper that plays its murders for laughs and keeps things light and silly throughout.}{.

Directed by
Gérard Krawczyk
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot
Overview
A group of travelers, including a monk, stay in a lonely inn in the mountains. The host confesses the monk his habit of serving poisoned soup to the guests, to rob their possessions and to bury them in the backyard. The story unfolds as the monk tries to save the guest's lives without violating the holy secrecy of the confession.

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Directed by
Gérard Krawczyk
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • greed
    • crime
    • deception
    • faith
    • morality
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour7
    Realism5
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
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    Directed by
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    Starring
    Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Sylvie Joly, Anne Girouard, Urbain Cancelier, Jean-Christophe Bouvet
    Cinematography
    Gérard Sterin
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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