Augustin

1995 1h 1m FR

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5.3

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IMDB

★5.3TMDB · 7★6IMDB · 127

Comedy

Synopsis

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Augustin Dos Santos is a benign simpleton with a slight stammer. He's serious about his part-time job as a clerk for an insurance company, and he also acts, with small parts under his belt in commercials and experimental films. An agent finds his serious innocence perfect for a part as an odd bellman. Before his screen test, he volunteers for a day at a hotel. At his screen test, his inability to see the comic center of the scene makes him perfect for the part. Back at work, women co-workers tease him, and then he's off to the countryside to play a vet in a government film about myxomatosis in rabbits. Can anything break through his serious view of reality?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc
Augustin
Stéphanie Zhang
Caroline
Guy Casabonne
Cyril
Nora Habib
Shula
Thierry Lhermitte
Self
Claude Pecher
Mr. Poirier
James Lord
American Client
Jacqueline Vimpierre
Madame Balavoine

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anne Fontaine
Writers: Anne Fontaine
Languages: French
Countries: France

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Augustin" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anne Fontaine, shot by Jean-Marie Dreujou. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc and Stéphanie Zhang and Guy Casabonne carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0112416 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anne Fontaine directs. Jean-Marie Dreujou behind the camera. Sylvie Gadmer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Augustin" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Anne Fontaine, shot by Jean-Marie Dreujou. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Sylvie Gadmer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc and Stéphanie Zhang and Guy Casabonne carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0112416 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.