Paradise for All

1982 1h 50m FR

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6.0

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6.7

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 45★6.7IMDB · 492

DramaComedyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Doctor Valois has invented the "flashage", a cure for depressed people. After having tested it on monkeys, he tries with a first human patient, Alain Durieux. This is great success, everybody's happy except may be Alain's wife, Jeanne, who's worrying about the changes in Alain's personality. Other patients use the treatment with similar successes, and Valois's happy about it. But the monkeys are changing: non-cured ones are made mad by the over-stability and stereotyped behaviour of the cured ones. So are the humans. When Valois realises he can't stop the process, he decides to "flash" himself.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Patrick Dewaere
Alain Durieux
Jacques Dutronc
Pierre Valois
Fanny Cottençon
Jeanne Durieux
Stéphane Audran
Édith
Philippe Léotard
Marc Lebel
François Dyrek
le responsable du zoo
Anna Gaylor
une agent d'assurance
Jean-Paul Muel
le directeur furieux

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alain Jessua
Writers: Alain Jessua, André Ruellan
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alain Jessua, shot by Jacques Robin. 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 Costin Miereaunu. 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 Hélène Plemiannikov 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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Patrick Dewaere and Jacques Dutronc and Fanny Cottençon carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0084468 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alain Jessua directs. Jacques Robin behind the camera. Costin Miereaunu scores. Hélène Plemiannikov cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Alain Jessua, shot by Jacques Robin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Costin Miereaunu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Hélène Plemiannikov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Patrick Dewaere and Jacques Dutronc and Fanny Cottençon carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0084468 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.