# Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)

> At Cannes, a desperate publicist and an unlikely bodyguard turn a disastrous movie promotion into a gleefully absurd murder-comedy spectacle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9004

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Alain Berbérian
- Cast: Chantal Lauby, Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia, Gérard Darmon, Sam Karmann, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Eric Prat, Marc de Jonge
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109440/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, witty, frantic, cult movie night, french comedy night

## Synopsis

A darkly comedic twist on the film industry where chaos reigns at Cannes.

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