A Crime in Paradise
Comedy
In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed Jojo from murder is the threat of the guillotine...
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This film feels like a darkly funny, absurd descent into rural French life. It's a cynical look at marriage and resentment, wrapped in a quirky, satirical package. Expect dry humor and a steady, observational pace.
darkly comedicabsurdistcynicalsatiricalsteadyquirky comedyrural satireFrench cinemamarriageresentmentsmall-town lifelegal system
farmvillage lifedifficult childhoodknifestamplawsuitmilktrialgoatremakelawyeralcoholicfrench countrysidewife murder1980swine drinkingunhappy marriagenasty wife
