Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

1994 · 93 min · FR · 7.5 (1,133 votes)
Dir. Alain Berbérian · Starring Chantal Lauby, Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia, Gérard Darmon, Sam Karmann, Jean-Christophe Bouvet · Music Philippe Chany
Comedy

A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.

VIBE

This is a darkly comedic, frenetic ride through the absurdities of the film festival circuit. It feels like a satirical jab at movie industry pretension, blending a meta-narrative with escalating, almost slapstick, chaos. Expect a strange, propulsive energy that's both unsettling and hilariously over-the-top.

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