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Duplex

1991 · 85 min

A light, talky French comedy-drama that mixes political intrigue with gentle satire and a touch of romance.

Overview
An archaeologist who has been charged with bringing a pre-Columbian statue back to France meets a journalist during a stay in the jails of South American revolutionaries.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • politics
  • media
  • deception
  • freedom
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, tv movie, drama
Directed by
Michel Lang
Written by
Christian Waton, Annick Lepage
Starring
Alain Doutey, Elisa Servier, Yves Jacques, Bernard Tixier, Jean Barney
Runtime
85 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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