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The Dinner Guest

2007 · 86 min

A light, brisk French comedy of social anxiety and makeover chaos, easy to watch and gently funny.

Overview
Fifty years old, three years past of unemployment, benefits decreasing very quickly... Gerard is at the end of the rope when a position is offered him in Indonesia. To win the favor of his new employer, Gerard invites him to dinner at home. Fatal Error ! Terrified at the idea of not being up to par, his wife Colette begs Alexandre, their neighbor to help. Communication guru, Alexander accepts the challenge and gives a makeover to the couple in twenty-four hours. Apartment, decoration, lifestyle, dinner menu, uniforms, culture... Everything !

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 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
  • class
  • work
  • identity
  • family
  • ambition
Places
  • home
  • big city
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
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Laurent Bouhnik
Written by
David Pharao
Starring
Daniel Auteuil, Valérie Lemercier, Thierry Lhermitte, Hippolyte Girardot, Artus de Penguern, Mar Sodupe, Pascal Dinizani, Marianne Viard
Runtime
86 min
Country
France
Languages
Russian, French

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