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Grosse Fatigue (1994)

Director: Michel Blanc

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From Time Out Film Guide

Actor Blanc's ambitious blend of doppelgänger fable and movie-movie comedy isn't, unfortunately, as funny as it'd like to be. It begins intriguingly, with Blanc up to mysteriously awful antics in Cannes and, later, Paris; then, as the puzzle moves towards its ingenious if excessively belated solution, matters get bogged down in in-jokes and bad timing. Noiret, especially, contributes an engaging cameo, but the film as a whole is much too clever for its own good. And really, Michel, gags about rape are a bit off.

Author: GA 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: Michel Blanc

Producer: David Toscan du Plantier

Cast: Michel Blanc, Carole Bouquet, Philippe Noiret, Gilles Jacob, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mathilda May, Josiane Balasko, Roman Polanski, Thierry Lhermitte full cast

Duration: 92 mins


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