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She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

1970 · 80 min

A brisk, cynical French farce where gossip and blackmail spiral into murder, played with dry wit and a darkly comic edge.

Overview
Housemaid Georgette loves to gossip and this causes major trouble to people around her.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • class
  • corruption
  • greed
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
Michel Audiard
Written by
Michel Audiard
Starring
Annie Girardot, Bernard Blier, Mireille Darc, Jean Le Poulain, Sim, Jean-Pierre Darras, Micheline Luccioni, Anicée Alvina
Runtime
80 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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