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Scout Toujours

1985 · 98 min

A gentle, chaotic comedy of errors where you watch a hapless man flounder among mischievous kids, feeling both cringe and warmth.

Directed by: Gérard Jugnot
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Gérard Jugnot, Jean-Claude Leguay, Jean-Yves Chatelais

Overview: France, 1965 - An aging mamma's boy becomes the replacement leader of a rowdy group of teenage boy scouts who make his life miserable.

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Directed by: Gérard Jugnot
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Gérard Jugnot, Jean-Claude Leguay, Jean-Yves Chatelais

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 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: coming-of-age
identity
family
friendship
class
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Gérard Jugnot
Written by: Pierre Geller, Christian Biegalski, Gérard Jugnot
Starring: Gérard Jugnot, Jean-Claude Leguay, Jean-Yves Chatelais, Jean-Paul Comart, Eric Prat, Jean Rougerie, Maurice Barrier, Agnès Blanchot
Runtime: 98 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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