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La Belle Équipe

1936 · 101 min

A bittersweet, human story of friendship tested by sudden fortune, with moments of warmth and tension.

Overview
Five unemployed workers win 100,000 Francs in the national lottery. Instead of sharing the money, they buy a ruin and build an open-air cafe. But difficulties come to split their friendly group apart.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • class
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Written by
Charles Spaak, Julien Duvivier
Starring
Jean Gabin, Charles Vanel, Viviane Romance, Charles Dorat, Raphaël Médina, Micheline Cheirel, Marcelle Géniat, Fernand Charpin
Runtime
101 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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