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Le roi de l'évasion (2009) -- An unexpected love escapade between a fed-up 43 years-old gay single man and a young woman he once rescued, in the countryside of South of France.
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Overview

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6.8/10   89 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Alain Guiraudie (screenplay)
Laurent Lunetta (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 July 2009 (France) more
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Plot:
Armand, a man who sells farm machines in the country, is a popular middle-aged homosexual. Just as he was getting sick of life, he falls in love with a young girl called, Curlie, and goes on the run from her parents and the police. | add synopsis
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Quite possibly one of the worst films I've ever had the misfortune to see.... more (1 total)

Cast

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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
François Clavier ... Le commissaire
Bruno Valayer ... Jean-Jacques
Jean Toscan ... Jean
Mauricette Gourdon ... Mme Rapaille
Georges Vaur ... Le vieux garagiste
Jeanine Canezin ... Marinette
Jean-Pierre Roane ... Le patron du bar (as Jean-Pierre Rouane)
Melha Bossard ... Mme Durandot
Fabrice Poulain ... Un policier
Frédéric Felder ... Un policier
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The King of Escape (International: English title)
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Runtime:
93 min | 97 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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1 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
Quite possibly one of the worst films I've ever had the misfortune to see...., 19 July 2009
1/10
Author: rdiansangu from France

Where to begin?!A good start would be the total, even fraudulent,misuse of the word 'comedy' to describe this film. Bearing in mind the storyline (middle aged homosexual man in a small french village becomes involved with a sixteen year old girl), I knew I wouldn't be rolling in the aisles with laughter but I did expect witty, ironic and wry (but not too much since they are French after all ...). What I got was a handful of badly delivered, moderately funny lines and a total absence of any, even slightly, comic scenes. Which brings me to the next problem, the so called plot. Again I didn't expect a Hollywoodian epic, just a well written plot with strong characters.The reality? A series of 'scenes' with no particular sense, a large number of which focused on a man cycling or running or looking socially inept. The characters were one dimensional characters,for which I felt no interest, empathy or affinity. I had no idea where the film was going (nowhere, incidentally)and I had the impression neither did the director. In short I found this film self-satisfied,pretentious and dull.

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