The Annuity

The Annuity

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Release Date

1/19/1972

Runtime

100 mins

Genres

Overview

In 1930, Louis Martinet, a peaceful sexagenarian, no longer has a long life to live according to the words of his doctor, Leon Galipeau, who sees to take advantage of the very interesting situation of the "future deceased". This one indeed has a small house in Saint-Tropez. Galipeau sniffs the windfall. Following his advice, Martinet agrees to give it in life to the brother of the doctor, Emile, and then rushes back to a health of iron. Worse, he even survives the war. Galipeau, exhausted, decide to use the great means to get rid of the importunce who persists in thwarting their project ...

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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A wryly amusing tale of greed turned inside-out, where a doctor's scheme to inherit a patient's property unravels across decades as the stubborn old man stubbornly refuses to die. It's a dark comedy about mortality and the thwarting of expectations, told with a mischievous tone.

Mood

AbsurdWistful

Themes

MortalityFamilySurvival

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Steady

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Framed flashback

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