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If I Were a Rich Man

2002 · 105 min

A breezy French comedy of secret fortunes and quiet revenge, watching a mild man savor his hidden jackpot while his marriage unravels.

Overview: Between Alice, a hospital nurse and Aldo, a shampoo sales representative, things have turned sour of late. Alice blames her husband for lacking ambition and contemplates divorce.One day Aldo wins the ten million euro lotto prize. But, unwilling to share the bonanza, he keeps mum about it, all the more as he finds out Alice has an affair with Gérard, Aldo's former friend and ... new boss. However, Aldo, leading a double life, starts spending his money ...

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 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: deception
betrayal
class
love
greed
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Michel Munz, Gérard Bitton
Written by: Michel Munz, Gérard Bitton
Starring: Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Richard Berry, François Morel, Héléna Noguerra, Tony Gaultier, Zinedine Soualem, Didier Flamand
Cinematography: Kika Ungaro
Runtime: 105 min
Country: France
Languages: French, Italian

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