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The Restaurant

1966 · 82 min

A fizzy farce that coasts on frantic slapstick and a pompous restaurateur's flustered dignity, easy to enjoy without thinking.

Overview
A great French restaurant's owner, Monsieur Septime, is thrust into intrigue and crime, when one of his famous guests disappears.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • deception
  • crime
  • class
  • identity
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour8
Realism5
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jacques Besnard
Written by
Jean Halain, Jacques Besnard, Louis de Funès
Starring
Louis de Funès, Bernard Blier, María Rosa Rodríguez, Venantino Venantini, Folco Lulli, Paul Préboist, Noël Roquevert, Yves Arcanel
Runtime
82 min
Country
France
Languages
French, Italian, Spanish

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