Les Parasites

1999 1h 30m FR

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 44

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Oulage has it all planned: New Year's eve, at the stroke of midnight, he'll finally kiss Brigitte, the girl he's madly in love with. That'll be the moment, because Brigitte is having a costume party. Oulage has it all planned—except for the fact that Brigitte has also invited a gang of truly parasitical friends: an old girl friend who never leaves Brigitte's side, a manic-depressive police officer, a paranoid psychopath, a cannabis-addict suffering withdrawal pains, a stunning Cuban woman on the prowl for immigration papers, and many others who do everything to ruin Oulage's life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Oulage Abour
Oulage
Sabine Bail
Patricia
Pascal Elbé
Benoît
Atmen Kelif
Jean-Luc
Élie Semoun
Brigadier Schmitt
Estelle Skornik
Brigitte
Roland Marchisio
Bruno
Frédéric Saurel
Théo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Philippe de Chauveron
Writers: Philippe de Chauveron, Oulage Abour
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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2 / 7

ERA

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

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Philippe de Chauveron, shot by Wilfrid Sempé. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Oulage Abour and Sabine Bail and Pascal Elbé carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0182357 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Philippe de Chauveron directs. Wilfrid Sempé behind the camera. Kako Kelber 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.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Philippe de Chauveron, shot by Wilfrid Sempé. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Kako Kelber shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Oulage Abour and Sabine Bail and Pascal Elbé carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0182357 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.