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In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!

1961

A light, brisk French farce that turns a corpse into a comic inconvenience, keeping things silly and talky rather than grim.

Overview
Paul fishes out of the water the body of his greatest enemy. To avoid accusations that he is a killer, taking steps that will clear his good name.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • deception
  • guilt
  • crime
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Maurice Delbez
Starring
Louis de Funès, Pierre Dudan, Marthe Mercadier, María Riquelme, Philippe Lemaire, Jacques Castelot, Philippe Clay, Pierre Doris
Cinematography
Jacques Ledoux
Country
France
Languages
French

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