The Speech

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The Speech

2020

1h 27m

Comedy

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A man waits for a reconciliation message from his ex during a seemingly never-ending family dinner.

Ezequiel Boetti

Otroscines.com

A lesser comedy with a protagonist that repels any kind of empathy and takes steps towards a humor that is hardly humorous. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

Sep 1, 2022

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Milagros Amondaray

La Nación (Argentina)

When it isn't cheesy or forced, The Speech is a welcome celebration of mistakes. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/4

Sep 1, 2022

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Nazareno Brega

Clarín

Humor is the only reprieve from the suffocating internal thought process of the protagonist. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/4

Sep 1, 2022

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Amparo Cabal

EscribiendoCine

Solid, fun, and emotive... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 8/10

Aug 31, 2022

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Audience Member

A thought experiment that should have stayed as a thought - no reason to make a movie of these bland mental meanderings.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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Sara V

I loved it. I laughed and laughed. Delightfully relaxing and entertaining.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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Foster F

I thought this a delightful...and in some ways a highly poignant comedy. Pleased I had an opportunity to view it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/13/24

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Raph G

The movie idea is to make you spend 2h with the most unlikeable main character there is. Oh and he's neither funny nor mean nor cruel or anything like this. Just plain unpleasant and uninteresting. Cherry on the cake Benjamin Lavernhe plays him with a touch of self content that makes the viewer's experience even worse. A terrible idea as only my fellow French people seem to come up with.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/17/23

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john f

A very funny French comedy that will delight with its light touch and occasional deep pathos.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Laurent Tirard

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Benjamin Lavernhe

Adrien

Sara Giraudeau

Sonia

Kyan Khojandi

Ludo

Julia Piaton

Sophie

François Morel

Le père d'Adrien

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Synopsis

A man waits for a reconciliation message from his ex during a seemingly never-ending family dinner.

Director: Laurent Tirard
Producer: Olivia Lagache
Screenwriter: Laurent Tirard, Fabcaro
Production Co: Scope Pictures, Les Films sur mesure, France 2 Cinéma, Le Pacte
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: French (France)
Runtime: 1h 27m