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Podium

2004 · 95 min

A breezy, funny French comedy about a man torn between ordinary family life and the thrill of being adored on stage.

Directed by
Yann Moix
Genres
Comedy, Music
Starring
Benoît Poelvoorde, Jean-Paul Rouve, Julie Depardieu
Overview
Bernand Fréderic is a mediocre bank executive. He's married and has a son. He used to have another profession: being French star Claude Francois. Now, with the Imitators Gala Night coming up, he must choose between his wife or the only thing that makes him happy: the applause.

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Directed by
Yann Moix
Genres
Comedy, Music
Starring
Benoît Poelvoorde, Jean-Paul Rouve, Julie Depardieu
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • identity
  • obsession
  • family
  • celebrity
  • ambition
Places
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, music
Directed by
Yann Moix
Written by
Arthur-Emmanuel Pierre, Olivier Dazat, Yann Moix
Starring
Benoît Poelvoorde, Jean-Paul Rouve, Julie Depardieu, Marie Guillard, Anne Marivin, Odile Vuillemin, Nadège Beausson-Diagne, Nicolas Jouxtel
Music
Jean-Claude Petit
Cinematography
Benoît Delhomme
Runtime
95 min
Country
France, Belgium
Languages
French

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