The King of Escape

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The King of Escape

2009

1h 37m

Comedy

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A popular middle-aged gay man (Ludovic Berthillot) falls for a girl and goes on the run from the police and her parents.

Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

Above all, the film makes us interested in what Mr. Guiraudie will come up with next.

Apr 10, 2014

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Diego Semerene

Slant Magazine

Cruising for Alain Guiraudie seems to be the way of nature, a drive that doesn't discriminate.

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 10, 2014

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

[A] bumptious yet tender comedy.

Apr 9, 2014

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Full of farcical gags, odd character actors and broad high spirits, it’s also a compact, affectingly pessimistic story about our capacity for change.

Jan 24, 2023

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Steve Erickson

Gay City News

"The King of Escape" does show a deadpan sense of humor throughout, even if it's rarely laugh-out-loud funny.

Feb 16, 2018

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Mike Goodridge

Screen International

[The film is] infused with unexpected streaks of whimsy and fantasy.

Apr 9, 2014

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Audience Member

We watched this based on the stellar reviews by 7 pro-reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes. Apparently the filmmakers think everyone older man is this French town is bi-sexual tending toward homosexual. The film follows a forlorn and somewhat confused older gay guy as he gets infatuated with a teenaged girl and has various drug and sexual experiences. Slow and doesn't really go anywhere or say anything. Kept giving it another ten minutes and finished it but it was ultimately unsatisfying and kind of lame. A bit of a waste of time.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Fell asleep just reading about it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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fantastisk sjov og pÃ¥ en mÃ¥de som du aldrig har fÃ¥et det fÃ¸r .... smiler stadig, nÃ¥r jeg tÃ¦nker pÃ¥ den .... desuden er rollen Armard fremfÃ¸rt strÃ¥lende af Bruno Valayer .... ham mÃ¥ jeg se mere af ... meget sevÃ¦rdig film, som jeg kun kan give mine allervarmeste anbefalinger....

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Alain Guiraudie

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Ludovic Berthillot

Armand Lacourtade

Hafsia Herzi

Curly Durandot

Pierre Laur

Robert Rapaille

Luc Palun

Daniel Durandot

Pascal Aubert

Paul le patron

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Synopsis

A popular middle-aged gay man (Ludovic Berthillot) falls for a girl and goes on the run from the police and her parents.

Director: Alain Guiraudie
Producer: Sylvie Pialat
Screenwriter: Alain Guiraudie, Laurent Lunetta
Production Co: Les Films du Worso, Gladys Glover
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: French (France)
Runtime: 1h 37m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)