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Augustin (1995)
Director: Anne Fontaine
Cast: Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc, Stéphanie Zhang, Guy Casabonne, Nora Habib
Runtime61 min
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Augustin Dos Santos is a benign simpleton with a slight stammer. He's serious about his part-time job as a clerk for an insurance company, and he also acts, with small parts under his belt in commercials and experimental films. An agent finds his serious innocence perfect for a part as an odd bellman. Before his screen test, he volunteers for a day at a hotel. At his screen test, his inability to see the comic center of the scene makes him perfect for the part. Back at work, women co-workers tease him, and then he's off to the countryside to play a vet in a government film about myxomatosis in rabbits. Can anything break through his serious view of reality?
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Augustin, a 1995 comedy directed by Anne Fontaine, follows a benign simpleton named Augustin Dos Santos who stumbles into acting roles despite his serious outlook on life. While the film has not received widespread critical acclaim, its unique premise and the central character's earnest performance have found some favor with audiences, as indicated by its decent ratings on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes.
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Fans of quirky, character-driven comedies will find a lot to enjoy in Augustin, the 1995 film directed by Anne Fontaine. The film's central performance by Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc as the earnest, socially awkward Augustin Dos Santos is both endearing and laugh-out-loud funny, as he navigates the absurdities of his part-time acting career and attempts to fit into the world around him.
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Augustin is a 1995 French comedy film directed by Anne Fontaine. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.
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