2012 · comedy
Depression and Friends
Directed by Arnaud Lemort1h 35m2012
When Frank is diagnosed with depression, his friends try to cheer him up -- and it quickly becomes clear that they're just as down and out as he is.
Our read: Depression and Friends (2012) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded comedy entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, gentle comedy, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- warm
- brisk
- gentle
- intimate
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“You want a relatable French comedy where down-and-out friends try cheering each other up.”
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