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The Dinner Game
Why this pick
Veber again turns a cruel game of social power into an escalating, sharply written farce, while allowing unexpected warmth and moral reversals to emerge beneath the comedy.
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MOVIE1976 1h 35m FRA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
Its comic premise exposes workplace prejudice and status-chasing with the same clean, accessible construction and humane satirical bite that shape The Toy.
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Why this pick
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The Valet
Why this pick
Another Veber comedy in which money and privilege set an ordinary person up as a disposable pawn, then the farce gradually finds a more compassionate human center.
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Why this pick
A rebellious child and reluctant adult form an unlikely bond in a playful adventure whose eccentric comedy never overwhelms its tender critique of uncaring systems.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The movie The Toy talks about a little boy that’s trying to prove his father wrong by acting exactly like him. His father “buys” people and nothing can stop him from getting what he wants. His son does not see why he cannot do the same and decides to buy a man, who he encountered at the toy shop. The man he chose happened to be a journalist at his father’s newspaper. Gradually with the help of his “toy” the boy manages to prove his father’s wrong deeds by exposing them in the newspaper produced by him and his “toy”. Along this journey, the boy establishes warm relationships with the man and refuses to stay with his father any longer. The message behind the story is that love and respect matter more than money.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Pierre Richard
François Perrin
Michel Bouquet
Pierre Rambal-Cochet
Jacques François
Blénac
Daniel Ceccaldi
Le père de famille
Michel Aumont
Le directeur du magasin
Gérard Jugnot
Pignier