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Squeak-squeak

1963 · 86 min

A light, fast-paced French farce full of scheming and silly misunderstandings, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Overview
Léonard Monestier owns a large fortune, alas his wife Cynthia made a bad investment in a worthless oil concession. Far from letting this get him down, Léonard decides to find a sucker to buy this concession from him. Right on cue appears Antoine Brévin, a befuddled billionaire who is very interested in Léonard's beautiful daughter Patricia and would do anything to win her hand...

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • greed
  • deception
  • family
  • class
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jean Girault
Written by
Jacques Vilfrid, Jean Girault
Starring
Louis de Funès, Mireille Darc, Roger Dumas, Jacqueline Maillan, Daniel Ceccaldi, Christian Marin, Guy Tréjean, Philippe Nicaud
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
86 min
Country
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Languages
French

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