Laughter and Punishment 2003
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Director
- Isabelle Doval
- Networks
- MP Productions, EuropaCorp, France 2 Cinéma
- Where to Stream
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What is Laughter and Punishment?
Topic: Film "Laughter and Punishment" (2003). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2003
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Release date
- Jan 28, 2003
- Original language
- FR
- Studios
- MP Productions, EuropaCorp, France 2 Cinéma
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 5.4/10 from 96 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~94 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- MP Productions, EuropaCorp, France 2 Cinéma
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Title: Laughter and Punishment (Rire et Chatiment).
Year: 2003.
Release Date: 01/28/2003 (FR).
Director: Isabelle Doval (French).
Genre: Comedy, Drama.
Runtime: 1h 34m.
Cast: José Garcia (plays Vincent), Isabelle Doval (plays Camille).
Plot: Vincent is a popular physician. He has an aggressive need to be funny and get attention. This annoys his girlfriend, Camille, leading her to leave him. He begins to suspect she was right when his behavior starts causing people to die.
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Laughter and Punishment, also known by its French title Rire et Chatiment, is a 2003 film directed by French director Isabelle Doval. This production is categorized as a comedy and a drama, with a
Should you watch it?
“A comedian physician discovers his relentless need for attention causes people to literally die.”
- Features real-life couple Isabelle Doval and José Garcia working together as director and star.
- Combines lighthearted romantic comedy themes with a bizarre, high-stakes supernatural or psychological twist.
- Delivers a compact feature-length runtime of one hour and thirty-four minutes.
- Viewers annoyed by a protagonist's aggressive need to be funny may find the premise grating.
Watch it if you enjoy French romantic comedies with a bizarre and fatal comedic twist.
The tone blends romance and dark comedy with standard pacing suitable for a feature film.
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It is worth watching if you enjoy French romantic comedies featuring a real-life couple and a dark comedic premise.
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The film has a runtime of one hour and thirty-four minutes.
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This is a feature film released on January 28, 2003, rather than a television series with episodes.
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