SummaryThis absurdist, metaphysical murder mystery opens with the discovery of human body parts stuffed inside a cow – a literal bête humaine — on the outskirts of the English Channel in northern France. The bumbling and mumbling Captain Van der Weyden (Bernard Pruvost) is assigned to investigate the crime, but he has to contend with a young prankster,... Read More
Directed By:Bruno Dumont
Written By:Bruno Dumont
Li'l Quinquin
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79
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7.6
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82% Positive
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Jan 3, 2015
100
The thing you'll remember about P'tit Quinquin, over even the most perfectly timed joke or the adorably misshapen head of Quinquin, is the face of Bernard Pruvost, as the detective protecting his flock from the murderer.
Dec 30, 2014
83
Once it becomes clear that this is no mere murder mystery, and the bizarre turns into the ludicrous and into the depraved, Dumont’s analysis of life’s toughest questions (reaching for an understanding of the very essence of evil) as told through the simplest of ways becomes tremendously captivating. And it’s worth noting, again, just how laugh-out-loud funny this is.
Jul 6, 2015
80
Here’s heavyweight French auteur Bruno Dumont demonstrating his gift for deadpan comedy.
Dec 30, 2014
80
A Dumont film that paints its small-town milieu with as much humor as violence (though there's a fair dose of that, too) and finds some tenderness in life's absurdities.
Dec 30, 2014
80
By contrasting what the investigators are trying to uncover with the youthful adventures of the children, Dumont seems to suggest that the world of adults, despite appearances, is so rotten that it can only be stomached and perhaps even saved by two things: laughter of the tragicomic kind and a child-like innocence that somehow needs to be maintained into adulthood.
Dec 30, 2014
80
Not only does Li'l Quinquin's procedural strand evoke countless laughs both macabre - the body that incites the story is found chopped up inside a cow - and slapstick, but also provides the context the exploration of deeper themes.
Dec 30, 2014
60
For all three hours and change, it’s never less than interesting, but it’s also never much more than interesting.
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Jul 1, 2015
7
Hailed by CAHIERS DU CINÉMA as the No.1 film of the year innately has a double-edged effect on any film, since this prestige not only auspiciously attracts attention from arthouse frequenters, but spontaneously elicits higher expectation as well, so that fewer can break the jinx, either is Dumont’s 200-minute rural tale, distributed as a four-episode mini-series originally, now arrives the theatrical version for a binge-watch. continue reading my review on my blog, please google: cinema omnivore, thanks
Production Company:
- 3B Productions
- ARTE
- Pictanovo
- Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Cofinova 10
- TV5MONDE
Release Date:Jan 2, 2015
Duration:3 h 20 m
Awards
International Cinephile Society Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
L'Association des Critiques de Séries
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
Cahiers du Cinéma
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
