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Edy

2005 · 101 min

A wry, shadowy French thriller that drifts between deadpan comedy and quiet despair, keeping you uneasy and curious.

Genres
Thriller, Drama, Comedy
Overview
Edy, an insurer with questionable morals, knows his business inside and out, so much so that he is not stingy with all kinds of schemes to help some of his privileged clients collect their spouse's life insurance. However, Edy is tired of this life, which does not really bring him satisfaction anymore. So he decides to end his life. As he tries to do so, he finds himself involved in a dark story.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • guilt
  • morality
  • deception
  • death
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
thriller, drama, comedy
Directed by
Stéphan Guérin-Tillié
Written by
Stéphan Guérin-Tillié
Starring
François Berléand, Philippe Noiret, Marion Cotillard, Yves Verhoeven, Pascale Arbillot, Éric Savin, Laurent Bateau, Steve Suissa
Music
Nils Petter Molvær
Cinematography
Christophe Offenstein
Runtime
101 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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