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The Corsican File

2004 · 92 min

A breezy, sunlit caper that coasts on comic banter and island quirks, easy to dip into and forget soon after.

Directed by: Alain Berbérian
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Caterina Murino

Overview: Jack Palmer is a Paris-based detective with a huge ego. Ange Leoni is a rebel native of Corsica whose location can't be pinned down by even the most dogged of detectives. Approached by an obscure, small-time attorney and charged with the seemingly simple task of locating the missing Leoni, gifted gumshoe Palmer accepts the job under the assumption that it will be the easiest money of his professional career. But this superstar sleuth is about to find out just how mistaken he was...

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Directed by: Alain Berbérian
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Caterina Murino

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 3 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: identity
deception
family
crime
loyalty
Places: countryside
small town
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	2
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Complexity	3
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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Alain Berbérian
Written by: Michel Delgado, Christian Clavier
Starring: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Caterina Murino, Didier Flamand, Pierre Salasca, Éric Fraticelli, Alain Maratrat, François Orsoni
Music: Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Pascal Gennesseaux
Runtime: 92 min
Country: France
Languages: French, Corsican

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