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Dead Tired (1994)
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Original name: Grosse fatigue
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Stressed and overworked, famous French movie star Michel Blanc (Michel Blanc) is beginning to wear down, physically and mentally, from the pressure and demands of fame. Already in a fragile state of mind, strange events start to transpire all around him, and he gradually loses his grip. Taking the advice of a psychiatrist, Blanc retreats to the countryside with his friend, Carole Bouquet (Carole Bouquet), but Blanc still has not managed to escape all of his problems.
Style:
light, absurd, melancholic, talky, humorous, clever, witty, sexy, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, french, twins, self discovery, disorder, actor's life, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz, satire, cinema, catastrophe, gangsters, twists and turns, relationships, dark humor, loneliness, writers, obsession, art, death, adultery, fantasy world, brutality, runaway, childhood ...
Time:
90s, 1920s, 70s
Place:
paris france, france, tokyo
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