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Who Cares: Anatomy of a Delivery Boy

1971 · 110 min

A gently offbeat, meandering character piece that drifts between deadpan comedy and quiet melancholy, rewarding patience more than momentum.

Directed by
Claude Faraldo
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Marie Dubois, Julian Negulesco, Paul Crauchet
Overview
Experiencing something of a mid-life crisis after his beloved son marries and moves out, a factory worker makes some drastic changes in his life, moves in with the boy and his wife, and sets them all on the path to a communal lifestyle.

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Directed by
Claude Faraldo
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Marie Dubois, Julian Negulesco, Paul Crauchet
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • freedom
  • identity
  • class
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Claude Faraldo
Written by
Claude Faraldo
Starring
Marie Dubois, Julian Negulesco, Paul Crauchet, Marie-Hélène Breillat, Mamadou Diop, Michel Fortin, Annick Fougery, Lara Lane
Music
Jean Guérin
Cinematography
Sacha Vierny
Runtime
110 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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