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Moitié-moitié
1989 Comedy / Drama
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Credits
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Director: Paul Boujenah
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Script: Paul Boujenah, Victor Lanoux
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Photo: Yves Dahan
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Music: Gérard Presgurvic
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Cast: Michel Boujenah (Arthur),
Zabou (Sarah),
Jean-Pierre Bisson (Le PDG de Sarah),
Janine Darcey (Héléna),
Ged Marlon (Le notaire),
Anaïs Jeanneret (Julie),
Isabelle Candelier (Nadine),
Christian Charmetant (Franck),
Guy Pannequin (Le brocanteur),
Michèle Loubet (Emilienne),
Jean-Paul Lilienfeld (Julio),
Francine Olivier (Mme Roux),
Antoine Duléry (Xavier)
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Country: France
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Language: French
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Runtime: 85 min
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Aka: Fifty-Fifty
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Summary
Modest shop assistant Arthur is shocked when he hears that his adopted grandmother has
died in a car accident. He gives up his job and his girlfriend and heads straight
for her sprawling family estate, for which he holds a special affection. Arthur
is delighted to hear that his grandmother has bequeathed the estate equally to him and
her true granddaughter, Sarah. Unfortunately, Sarah, now a successful businesswoman,
plans to demolish the house and build a modern complex on its site. Appalled, Arthur
will do anything to thwart her plans…
Review
This engaging comedy-drama stars Michel Boujenah and Zabou, two very likeable actors who
have a pleasing on-screen chemistry and great comic timing. Whilst the plot is a
little pedestrian, the ending a bit too predictable, the script does contain some irresistibly
funny comic situations and the film is, overall, curiously satisfying. The sunny
photography adds a touch of wistful poignancy to offset the comedy, beautifully complementing
Michel Boujenah’s sympathetic tragicomic characterisation.
© James Travers 2005
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