We'll Grow Thin Together

1979 1h 40m FR

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5.7

MID

★5.7TMDB · 3

Comedy

Synopsis

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Victor is a screenwriter whose last work about the Marechal Pétain is refused by his producer. To add insult to injury, he tells Victor he is paunchy. The unfortunate man becomes obsessed by his weight. He goes out of his way to lose pounds, abetted by his wife, Corinne, who puts him on a reducing diet. He must also go to a health center where he takes exercise. Nothing really works. And one day, in a brewery, he cannot withstand his diet anymore and he has a gastronomic meal. Desperate, he tries his luck at a weight watchers reunion.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Peter Ustinov
Victor Lasnier
Bernadette Lafont
Corinne
Catherine Alric
Patricia
Sylvie Joly
Docteur Menkevitch
Jacques Jouanneau
Orlandi
Michel Modo
Le clerc de notaire
Alfred Adam
Le producteur Blangenstein
Virginie Pradal
La chauffeuse de taxi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michel Vocoret
Writers: Michel Vocoret
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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

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2 / 6

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 6

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 6

CAST

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Peter Ustinov and Bernadette Lafont and Catherine Alric carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0080122 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Michel Vocoret directs. Pierre Perret scores. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Pierre Perret. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Peter Ustinov and Bernadette Lafont and Catherine Alric carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0080122 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.