The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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A Crime in Paradise
Comedy · 2001
In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed Jojo from murder is the threat of the guillotine...
Movie details
A Crime in Paradise
2001 Comedy 1h 29m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
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TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed Jojo from murder is the threat of the guillotine...
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What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over A Crime in Paradise?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Jean Becker
Written by
Jean Becker · Sébastien Japrisot · Sacha Guitry
Jacques Villeret
Jojo Braconnier
Josiane Balasko
Lulu Braconnier
André Dussollier
Maître Jacquard
Suzanne Flon
La maîtresse
Gérard Hernandez
Jacky
Roland Magdane
Le patron du café
Jacques Dacqmine
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“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.