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The Castaways of Turtle Island

1976 · 145 min

A loose, meandering French comedy that drifts like a holiday, with dry wit and a shaggy, unhurried charm.

Directed by
Jacques Rozier
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Jean-Arthur has been working as a clerk in a travel agency. One day, he, along with his colleague comes to a brilliant idea: what if I offer tourists real extreme recreation? So the group of tourists land on a deserted island with no food, no shelter, nothing.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Work, ambition, survival, class
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Jacques Rozier
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight3

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    • Criterion Channel

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Jacques Rozier
    Written by
    Jacques Rozier
    Starring
    Pierre Richard, Jacques Villeret, Maurice Risch, Caroline Cartier, Dominique Constanza, Lise Guicheron, Tania Lopert, Bernadette Palas
    Music
    Dori Caymmi, Naná Vasconcelos
    Cinematography
    Colin Mounier
    Runtime
    145 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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