Smart Ass

2014 1h 30m FR

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6.0

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5.8

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★6.0TMDB · 300★5.8IMDB · 1,529

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Kelly, Dan and Louis are students at a prestigious business school, destined to become tomorrow's elite. The industrious trio are determined to start putting their education into practise from the off in an attempt to make as much money as they can from their fellow students. Working on the theory that relationships between the sexes can be regulated by market principles, they begin to inflate the popularity of certain individuals artificially, by hiring beautiful and sexy off-campus women as their dates for exclusive and riotous college parties. However their perfect business model soon spirals out of control as their moneymaking scheme takes off in a big way across campus.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Thomas Blumenthal
Dan
Alice Isaaz
Kelly
Jean-Baptiste Lafarge
Louis
Karim Ait M'Hand
Jaffar
Marine Sainsily
Eulalie
Marianne Denicourt
Louis's mother
Bruno Abraham-Kremer
Dan's father
Xavier de Rosnay
DJ World is Mine Party

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Chapiron
Writers: Kim Chapiron, Noé Debré
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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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Chapiron, shot by Crystel Fournier. 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 Ibrahim Maalouf. 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 Benjamin Weill 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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Thomas Blumenthal and Alice Isaaz and Jean-Baptiste Lafarge carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2536428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Chapiron directs. Crystel Fournier behind the camera. Ibrahim Maalouf scores. Benjamin Weill cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Directed by Kim Chapiron, shot by Crystel Fournier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ibrahim Maalouf. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Benjamin Weill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Thomas Blumenthal and Alice Isaaz and Jean-Baptiste Lafarge carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2536428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.