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The Palace

2023 · 100 min

A chaotic, star-studded farce that feels like watching a lavish party spiral into absurdity, with a cynical edge.

Directed by
Roman Polanski
Genres
Comedy
Overview
A comedy set on New Year’s Eve 1999 in a luxurious hotel in the Swiss Alps where the lives of various guests and those who work for them intersect.
How it feels
Satirical, absurd, cynical and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Class, greed, corruption, betrayal
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Roman Polanski
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • greed
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Roman Polanski
Written by
Ewa Piaskowska, Jerzy Skolimowski, Roman Polanski
Starring
Oliver Masucci, Fanny Ardant, John Cleese, Bronwyn James, Joaquim de Almeida, Luca Barbareschi, Milan Peschel, Fortunato Cerlino
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Paweł Edelman
Runtime
100 min
Country
Belgium, France, Italy, Poland, Switzerland
Languages
Russian, German, Italian, Czech, French, English

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