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Didier

1997 · 104 min

A light, silly French comedy where absurd situations and dog-like antics keep you smiling without much effort.

Directed by
Alain Chabat
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jean-Pierre Bacri, Alain Chabat, Isabelle Gélinas
Overview
Jean-Pierre Costa is a football manager upon whom fate appears not to be smiling. First, a friend, Annabelle, dumps a pet Labrador named Didier on him whilst she goes off to make a report in Los Angeles. Next, one of his star players is injured, leaving him one player short for a crucial match. As if things could not get any worse, Costa wakes up one morning to find that that Didier has been transformed into a man...

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Directed by
Alain Chabat
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Jean-Pierre Bacri, Alain Chabat, Isabelle Gélinas
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • friendship
  • love
  • identity
  • work
  • sport
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Alain Chabat
Written by
Alain Chabat
Starring
Jean-Pierre Bacri, Alain Chabat, Isabelle Gélinas, Lionel Abelanski, Caroline Cellier, Chantal Lauby, Josiane Balasko, Dominique Farrugia
Music
Philippe Chany
Cinematography
Laurent Dailland
Runtime
104 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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