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Too Shy to Try

1978 · 88 min

A light, playful French farce that charms with its awkward hero and silly situations, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Overview
Pierre is a hotel cashier in Vichy, so shy that he answers an ad from the Psychology Institute and can't say no to the salesman, Aldo; he spends 6,000 francs on tapes, books, and a punching bag. Soon after, he's smitten by Agnes, a hotel guest with a model's looks and photographers wherever she goes. When she leaves for Nice, he follows, meeting Aldo on the way. Aldo becomes his boldness coach. Pierre gets a job washing dishes where Agnes is staying, but after a week or so, she's off to Deauville, with Aldo and Pierre in pursuit. Using funds they get by selling Aldo's car, this time Pierre poses as a polo-playing jet setter. Will this win the heart of Agnes?

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • love
  • identity
  • obsession
  • class
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • road trip
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
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance6
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
Pierre Richard
Written by
Pierre Richard, Alain Godard, Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring
Pierre Richard, Aldo Maccione, Jacques François, Mimi Coutelier, Catherine Lachens, Robert Castel, Jacques Fabbri, Robert Dalban
Music
Vladimir Cosma
Cinematography
Claude Agostini
Runtime
88 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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