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Yannick

2023 · 67 min

A tense, absurd hostage comedy that keeps you laughing and squirming as a bad play is hijacked by its most dissatisfied viewer.

Directed by: Quentin Dupieux
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Raphaël Quenard, Pio Marmaï, Blanche Gardin

Overview: In the middle of a performance of the play "Le Cocu", a bad boulevard comedy at a Parisian theatre, Yannick gets up and interrupts the show to take the evening back in hand.

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Directed by: Quentin Dupieux
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Raphaël Quenard, Pio Marmaï, Blanche Gardin

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
class
power
identity
obsession
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, drama, thriller
Directed by: Quentin Dupieux
Written by: Quentin Dupieux
Starring: Raphaël Quenard, Pio Marmaï, Blanche Gardin, Sébastien Chassagne, Agnès Hurstel, Jean-Paul Solal, Laurent Nicolas, Mustapha Abourachid
Cinematography: Quentin Dupieux
Runtime: 67 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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