2015 · comedy · drama
The Sweet Escape
Directed by Bruno Podalydès1h 45m2015
Michel, a fifty year old man, graphic designer, decides to change the urban lifestyle and go on an adventure. Fascinated by airmail, he dreams at Jean Mermoz when he's on scooter. One day, Michel sees a picture of a kayak.
Our read: The Sweet Escape (2015) reads as a cosy, measured, grounded comedy · drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, measured, gentle comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- measured
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
- intimate
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