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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
Veber again turns a cruel social setup into escalating farce, with an unassuming man inadvertently upsetting workplace hierarchies. It shares The Dinner Game’s tightly engineered misunderstandings and affectionate sting beneath the satire.
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Why this pick
Another Veber precision comedy: a chance encounter forces ordinary people into an elaborate lie. Its pleasure is the same brisk, consequence-driven escalation and sharp contrast between wealthy schemers and a decent outsider.
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Why this pick
This French farce traps an exasperated professional with an unstoppable, well-meaning nuisance. Like The Dinner Game, it builds comedy through an impeccably paced collision between social polish, irritation, and unexpected humanity.
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Why this pick
A polished French comedy of manipulation that repeatedly slips beyond its protagonist’s control. Its crisp Parisian sheen, mounting complications, and comic reversal of smug certainty fit the pleasure of The Dinner Game.
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Why this pick
A completely innocent man is mistaken for a master spy, while powerful people construct absurd theories around him. It offers the same delight in watching self-important manipulators defeated by a bewildered outsider.
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01 / THE STORY
Pierre Brochant, a Parisian Publishing, attends a weekly "idiots' dinner", where guests, who are modish, prominent Parisian businessmen, must bring along an "idiot" who the other guests can ridicule. At the end of the dinner, the evening's "champion idiot" is selected.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
François Pignon
Pierre Brochant
Juste Leblanc
Lucien Cheval
Christine
Marlène Sasseur
Tanner (boomerang thrower)
