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Les arcandiers

1987 · 11 min

A scrappy, downbeat little caper that drifts between deadpan comedy and quiet futility, over almost before it starts.

Directed by
Manuel Sanchez
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Tariq Bettahar, Patrick Blanchet, Philippe Bonometti
Overview
A César award nominated short drama about some hopeless small-time crooks.

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Directed by
Manuel Sanchez
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Tariq Bettahar, Patrick Blanchet, Philippe Bonometti
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • class
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, crime
Directed by
Manuel Sanchez
Written by
Manuel Sanchez, Sonia Fitoussi, Pierre Molin
Starring
Tariq Bettahar, Patrick Blanchet, Philippe Bonometti, Charles Schneider
Runtime
11 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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