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All Fired Up

1982 · 105 min

A charming, bittersweet caper that balances family warmth with the tension of a shady past catching up.

Directed by
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Yves Montand, Isabelle Adjani, Lauren Hutton
Overview
Victor Valance, an absent father and gambler, works with shady casino operations abroad. When he returns to Paris in need of money, he plans to take advantage that Pauline, his eldest daughter now fully responsible for the whole family, has begun to work for the Ministry of Finance. Pauline thwarts his new projects but when she realizes gangsters are looking for Victor she will put her life at risk to help him and save their family.

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Directed by
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Yves Montand, Isabelle Adjani, Lauren Hutton
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • crime
  • greed
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Written by
Joyce Buñuel, Élisabeth Rappeneau, Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Starring
Yves Montand, Isabelle Adjani, Lauren Hutton, Alain Souchon, Jean-Luc Bideau, Pinkas Braun, Jean-Pierre Miquel, Jean Rougerie
Music
Michel Berger
Cinematography
Pierre Lhomme
Runtime
105 min
Country
France
Languages
English, French, Italian

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