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Being Light

  • 2001
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  • 1h 36m
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5.2/10
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Being Light (2001)
Comedy

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  • Directors
    • Pascal Arnold
    • Jean-Marc Barr
  • Writers
    • Pascal Arnold
    • Jean-Marc Barr
  • Stars
    • Jean-Marc Barr
    • Romain Duris
    • Élodie Bouchez
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    192
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Pascal Arnold
      • Jean-Marc Barr
    • Writers
      • Pascal Arnold
      • Jean-Marc Barr
    • Stars
      • Jean-Marc Barr
      • Romain Duris
      • Élodie Bouchez
    • 1User review
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Jean-Marc Barr
    Jean-Marc Barr
    • Jack Lesterhoof
    Romain Duris
    Romain Duris
    • Maxime Lecocq
    Élodie Bouchez
    Élodie Bouchez
    • Justine
    Isabelle Candelier
    Isabelle Candelier
    • Vanessa, Maxime's sister
    Philippe Duquesne
    Philippe Duquesne
    • M. Lamartinier
    Pascal Aubert
    Pascal Aubert
    • François Delos
    Jean-Christophe Bouvet
    Jean-Christophe Bouvet
    • Hotel clerk
    Anu Majumar
    • Anu
    A.K. Raman
    • Raj
    K. Velayutham
    • Velon
    Mathias Benguigui
    • Railway station information clerk
    Rosanna Arquette
    Rosanna Arquette
      • Directors
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        • Jean-Marc Barr
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        • Jean-Marc Barr
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      6mweston

      2.5 stars

      This is the third in a trilogy of Dogme95 films, with the other two being "Lovers" and "Too Much Flesh." In this one, Maxime arrives in Paris and demonstrates himself to be a very simple man who does not seem to have even a basic grasp of normal societal customs. His goal is to go to India to find Justine (played by Élodie Bouchez, who has much less screen time here than she did in the other two films). Maxime's unlikely companion in this quest is Jack, an American businessman (played by the co-director, Jean-Marc Barr, who played the main character in "Too Much Flesh").

      This film's naive story reminded me a bit of "Being There," with the simple character providing much of the wisdom. It was entertaining throughout and was well paced. As is often the case with Dogme95 films, the production values were quite low. Seen at Cinequest (the San Jose, CA film festival) on 2/23/2002.

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      • Release date
        • December 5, 2001 (France)
      • Country of origin
        • France
      • Language
        • French
      • Also known as
        • Light Beings
      • Filming locations
        • India
      • Production companies
        • Toloda
        • Bar Nothing
        • TF1 International
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      • Budget
        • FRF 6,000,000 (estimated)
      • Gross worldwide
        • $39,551
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 36 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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