# The Cabbage Soup (1981)

> Two hard-drinking French farmers find their nostalgic rural routine upended when an alien takes an unusual interest in their cabbage soup and comic habits.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4517

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction
- Director: Jean Girault
- Cast: Louis de Funès, Jean Carmet, Jacques Villeret, Christine Dejoux, Claude Gensac, Henri Génès, Marco Perrin, Max Montavon
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083109/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: absurd, irreverent, warm, lazy afternoon, cult movie night

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