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Neither Seen Nor Recognized

Neither Seen Nor Recognized

Comedy · Family · 1958

In a small French village, everything would be quiet if the local wildlife cop was not being ridiculed by a smart poacher.

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Neither Seen Nor Recognized

1958 Comedy · Family 1h 35m

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6.8 / 10

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In a small French village, everything would be quiet if the local wildlife cop was not being ridiculed by a smart poacher.

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Directed by

Yves Robert

Written by

Jean Marsan · Yves Robert · Jacques Celhay

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Blaireau

Noëlle Adam

Noëlle Adam

Arabella de Chaville

Frédéric Duvallès

Frédéric Duvallès

M. Dubenoit, le maire

Claude Rich

Claude Rich

Amédée Fléchard

Moustache

Moustache

Ovide Parju

Pierre Mondy

Pierre Mondy

M. Bluette

Madeleine Barbulée

Madeleine Barbulée

Mme de Chaville

Court is in session

Put Neither Seen Nor Recognized on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.