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L'Américain

2004 · 94 min

A gentle, offbeat character comedy about a man quietly convinced he belongs to another country, drifting through life with mild absurdity and warmth.

Directed by
Patrick Timsit
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Thierry Lhermitte, Émilie Dequenne, Lorànt Deutsch
Overview
Francis Farge, alias "The American" could have remained a man like the others but a strange obsession animates him: he feels American body and soul.

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Directed by
Patrick Timsit
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Thierry Lhermitte, Émilie Dequenne, Lorànt Deutsch
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Patrick Timsit
Written by
Patrick Timsit, Jean-Carol Larrivé
Starring
Thierry Lhermitte, Émilie Dequenne, Lorànt Deutsch, Patrick Le Luherne, Paolo Seganti, Mathias Mlekuz, Richard Berry, Marianne Denicourt
Runtime
94 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
English, French

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