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Au secours ! Les mots m'ont mangé

2016

A quiet, talky French comedy that plays like a literary in-joke, more amusing in concept than in motion.

Genres
Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Bernard Pivot
Overview
A writer explains how he feels eaten by words.

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Genres
Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Bernard Pivot
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • art
    • identity
    • obsession
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    comedy, tv movie
    Starring
    Bernard Pivot
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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