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L'Américain

  • 2004
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
2.9/10
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L'Américain (2004)
FrenchComedy

A lawyer, Édouard Barnier, will try to convince the American embassy to grant American nationality to a young Frenchman, Francis Farge, who considers himself more American than French.A lawyer, Édouard Barnier, will try to convince the American embassy to grant American nationality to a young Frenchman, Francis Farge, who considers himself more American than French.A lawyer, Édouard Barnier, will try to convince the American embassy to grant American nationality to a young Frenchman, Francis Farge, who considers himself more American than French.

  • Director
    • Patrick Timsit
  • Writers
    • Jean-Carol Larrivé
    • Patrick Timsit
  • Stars
    • Lorànt Deutsch
    • Thierry Lhermitte
    • Émilie Dequenne
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  • IMDb RATING
    2.9/10
    328
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    • Director
      • Patrick Timsit
    • Writers
      • Jean-Carol Larrivé
      • Patrick Timsit
    • Stars
      • Lorànt Deutsch
      • Thierry Lhermitte
      • Émilie Dequenne
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Francis Farge, alias l'Américain
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    10sheyossarian

    The French Big Lebowski

    I predict that this movie, once more people discover it, will become a cult classic. It is absurd and dark and slapstick and superficially quite silly, but actually insanely clever. There are moments in this movie where I had to pause the DVD because I was laughing so hard. I don't smoke at all, but like the Big Lebowski, I can see this movie becoming really popular as a stoner flick. There is subtle political commentary, but above all, this movie is memorable for its idiosyncratic characters, ridiculous plot turns, and hilarious one- liners and gags - again, a lot of the humor is dark. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

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    • Release date
      • July 7, 2004 (Belgium)
    • Countries of origin
      • Belgium
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The American
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Cipango
      • M6 Films
      • Tentative d'Evasion
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,849,471
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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