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Le Cinema de Papa

1971 · 95 min

A gentle, affectionate coming-of-age memoir, nostalgic and wry, drifting between family warmth and a young man's quiet yearning for a different life.

Directed by
Claude Berri
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Yves Robert, Claude Berri, Alain Cohen
Overview
Claude Berri plays himself as he relates his own experiences through youth and adolescence. His father owns a profitable fur shop. Initially, Claude's father hopes his son will take over the fur shop, but he later gives in to Claude's desire to become involved in filmmaking.

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Directed by
Claude Berri
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Yves Robert, Claude Berri, Alain Cohen
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • parenthood
  • ambition
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Claude Berri
Written by
Claude Berri
Starring
Yves Robert, Claude Berri, Alain Cohen, Hénia Suchar, Gérard Barray, Teddy Bilis, Philippe de Broca, Sabine Haudepin
Runtime
95 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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