Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

1994 1h 40m FR

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 1,380

Comedy

Synopsis

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A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chantal Lauby
Odile Deray / Louise, TV journalist
Alain Chabat
Serge Karamazov / Youri / Jacques, TV journalist
Dominique Farrugia
Simon Jérémi / Benjamin / Michel, TV journalist
Gérard Darmon
Commissioner Patrick Bialès / Maurice Bialès / Alicia Lampéro
Sam Karmann
Disturbing man / Youri / Émile Gravier
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Jean-Paul Martoni
Eric Prat
Philippe Garcia
Marc de Jonge
Serge Karamazov's boss

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alain Berbérian
Writers: Alain Chabat, Chantal Lauby, Dominique Farrugia
Languages: French, Swedish, English
Countries: France

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ERA

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

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Swedish, English.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alain Berbérian, shot by Laurent Dailland. 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 Philippe Chany. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 7

CAST

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Chantal Lauby and Alain Chabat and Dominique Farrugia carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0109440 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alain Berbérian directs. Laurent Dailland behind the camera. Philippe Chany scores. Véronique Parnet cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Swedish, English.

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Swedish, English.
3Directed by Alain Berbérian, shot by Laurent Dailland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Philippe Chany. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Véronique Parnet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Chantal Lauby and Alain Chabat and Dominique Farrugia carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0109440 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "france", "movie business", "bodyguard", "dark comedy".