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The Joy of Singing

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Muriel and Philippe are tasked with finding a banker's list of contacts after he is killed for trafficking nuclear material.
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Ryan Cracknell Movie Views 12/08/2010
At times serious, others farcical, it's a film that ignores expectations and creates an experience that's like a helium balloon. It slowly lets itself out before finally settling. Go to Full Review
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08/03/2014 Disarming mix of comedy, espionage and sex. See more 03/19/2011 Film completement loufoque, tres decousu mais souvent charmant. See more 01/11/2010 Savoureux et un chouia pervers. See more 01/03/2010 Great premise: what if almost an entire opera class actually consisted of various spies all after secrets from an actual vocal student? And also, everyone is sleeping with everyone else. Deadpan absurdity ensues. See more 08/17/2009 Je veux bien admettre que les films d'espionnage, meme ceux realises sous l'angle comique, aient parfois besoin d'un coup de lustre mais tout de meme, l'idee d'un cours de chant lyrique... De toute facon, cette histoire d'espions et de terroristes ne sert que de decorum a une comedie de moeurs comme il en abonde dans le cinema francais. Ca chante de l'operette ou de la variete, ca tergiverse, ca philosophe sur les relations humaines et ca fornique un peu partout. Pas forcement dans cet ordre la, d'ailleurs. Quelques citations sont assez plaisamment cinglantes et spirituelles mais dans l'ensemble, j'ai un peu de mal a percuter les tenants et les aboutissants de cette realisation dont l'originalite n'est qu'une maniere detournee de signifier "sans queue ni tete". See more 04/07/2009 A very entertaining and enjoyable film. I recalled "Wong Jing" when watching some of the scenes. Don't take so serious on what the message has delivered to you, just watch and laugh and it's good enough. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Muriel and Philippe are tasked with finding a banker's list of contacts after he is killed for trafficking nuclear material.
Director
Ilan Duran Cohen
Producer
Anne-Cécile Berthomeau, Edouard Mauriat
Screenwriter
Ilan Duran Cohen, Philippe Lasry
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 39m