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Doggy Bag

1999 · 85 min

A featherlight, silly French comedy that drifts into dream logic, more goofy than sharp, easy to watch and forget.

Overview
A young woman neglected by her mother, who prefers her dog, plunges into a totally crazy dream. She imagines herself getting rid of this unwanted dog in the company of her bizarre driver.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • family
  • identity
  • obsession
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism4
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Frederic Comtet
Written by
Frederic Comtet
Starring
Michèle Laroque, Didier Bourdon, Line Renaud, Étienne Chatiliez, Muriel Robin, Guilhem Pellegrin, Bernard Campan, Bruno Lochet
Runtime
85 min
Languages
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