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Actors: Pierre Richard, Victor Lanoux, Raymond Bussières, Jean-Pierre Darras
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about La Carapate |
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LA CARAPATE (aka Out of it) is a French comedy cowritten and directed by Gérard Oury in 1978.
The setting is France, in May 1968. Jean-Philippe Duroc (Pierre Richard), a lawyer, is visiting one of his clients, Martial Gaulard, when he's caught in a prison riot. Gaulard takes advantage of the situation and escapes while the police is convinced that Duroc has planned his client's jailbreak. Both men are soon hunted by the French police forces and they are forced to borrow a truck, a small boat and even a Rolls Royce on their way to Paris. In the French capital city, Duroc tries to meet the Général De Gaulle, the only authority who can pardon Gaulard, but Paris is on fire : students and police forces are fighting everywhere.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of La Carapate |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Story of
- criminals (shown sympathetically) on the run
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
Escape/Rescue?
- escape/rescue from prison/confinement
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
European country:
- France
City:
- Paris
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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