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Fric-Frac

1939 · 105 min

A breezy, talky French comedy of manners where charm and wordplay carry a gentle caper plot along.

Directed by: Claude Autant-Lara, Maurice Lehmann
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Fernandel, Arletty, Michel Simon

Overview: An employee at a jewelry store falls in love with a woman who secretly plans to rob the store.

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Directed by: Claude Autant-Lara, Maurice Lehmann
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Fernandel, Arletty, Michel Simon

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
crime
deception
class
loyalty
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Claude Autant-Lara, Maurice Lehmann
Written by: Édouard Bourdet
Starring: Fernandel, Arletty, Michel Simon, Helene Robert, Andrex, René Génin, Génia Vaury, Jacques Varennes
Music: Casimir Oberfeld
Cinematography: Armand Thirard, Louis Née
Runtime: 105 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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