2012 · comedy
The Players
Directed by Emmanuelle Bercot, Fred Cavayé, Alexandre Courtes, Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius, Éric Lartigau, Gilles Lellouche1h 49m2012
Eight short films explore the subject of male infidelity. Serial cheaters, Fred and Greg, spend a night on the town doing what they do best, and with absolutely no regrets. The duo play various characters in assorted extracurricular situations, ranging from sexist to the darker sides of carnal desires.
Our read: The Players (2012) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded comedy entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, gentle comedy, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, cold.
- brisk
- gentle
- cold
- intimate
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“You want cynical French sex-farce vignettes with post-Artist Dujardin swagger.”
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