The Discord

1978 1h 30m FR

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6.4

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6.4

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 353★6.4IMDB · 4,450

Comedy

Synopsis

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Guillaume has made it: A machine that can clean dirty air by simply sucking all dirt into air balloons and then shipping them far far away so his explanation. Some Japanese business guys, after dinner with a lot of alcohol, order 5,000 pieces. His only problem: His production capacity is way to small so he gets to produce the machines in his private house. His wife Bernadette is far from being happy about it. Her private life goes down the line so she decides to leave Guillaume and to finally have revenge she candidates for major against her husband...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Louis de Funès
Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze
Annie Girardot
Bernadette Daubray-Lacaze
Maurice Risch
L'imbécile
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Le contremaître
Geneviève Fontanel
Madame Berger
Jacques François
Le préfet
Georges Staquet
Le délégué-ouvrier
Mario David
Le camionneur

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Zidi
Writers: Claude Zidi, Michel Fabre, Jean-Pierre Mocky
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claude Zidi, shot by Claude Renoir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vladimir Cosma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Monique Isnardon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Louis de Funès and Annie Girardot and Maurice Risch carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0078528 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Claude Zidi directs. Claude Renoir behind the camera. Vladimir Cosma scores. Monique Isnardon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Claude Zidi, shot by Claude Renoir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Vladimir Cosma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Monique Isnardon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Louis de Funès and Annie Girardot and Maurice Risch carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0078528 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "factory", "small town", "husband wife relationship", "france".