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Laughter and Punishment

2003 · 94 min

A quirky French comedy that slides from goofy attention-seeking into uneasy, faintly morbid territory, leaving a strange aftertaste.

Overview: French director Isabelle Doval directs her husband, popular comedic actor José Garcia, in the comedy Rire et Chatiment (Laughter and Punishment). Vincent (Garcia) is a popular physician whose aggressive need to be funny and get people's attention annoys his girlfriend, Camille (Doval), to the point that she leaves him. He begins to suspect she might have been onto something when his behavior begins causing people to die.
How it feels: Absurd, dark, satirical and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Identity, obsession, death, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
death
love
guilt
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild