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| Some Like It Rare | |
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| French | Barbaque |
| Directed by | Fabrice Éboué [fr] |
| Written by | Fabrice Éboué Vincent Solignac [fr] |
| Produced by | Julien Deris David Gauquié Jean-Luc Ormières |
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| Cinematography | Thomas Brémond |
| Edited by | Alice Plantin |
| Music by | Guillaume Roussel [fr] |
| Production company | Cinéfrance [fr] |
| Distributed by | Apollo Films |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Some Like It Rare (French: Barbaque) is a 2021 French comedy horror film directed by Fabrice Éboué [fr], starring Marina Foïs and Éboué. The film depicts a struggling butcher shop run by a married couple who begin hunting humans who practice veganism and selling their meat, labeling it as "pork".
Cast
- Marina Foïs as Sophie Pascal
- Fabrice Éboué as Vincent Pascal
- Jean-François Cayrey [fr] as Marc Brachard
- Virginie Hocq as Stéphanie Brachard
- Lisa Do Couto Teixeira as Chloé Pascal
- Victor Meutelet as Lucas
- Stéphane Soo Mongo [fr] as Gendarme Ntamack
- Nicolas Lumbreras [fr] as Joshua
- Alexia Chardard as Héméra
- Franck Migeon as Camille
- Colette Sodoyez as Madame Coignard
- Ted Etienne as Stéphane
- Roby Schinasi [fr] as Alexandre
- Tom Pezier as Winnie
Reception
Martin Unsworth of Starburst rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and wrote that it is a "sumptuous exercise in bad taste" and that that "works to its advantage". Matt Glasby of RadioTimes rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and called it "deeply, deliciously funny".
Paul Lê of Bloody Disgusting rated the film 3.5 skulls out of 5 and wrote that it will "undoubtedly satisfy a craving for something dark and weird without ever feeling too heavy." Film critic Anton Bitel, writing for VODzilla.co rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and called it "slyly funny" and "mildly shocking".
Cath Clarke of The Guardian rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and called it "lightweight" and "gruesomely hilarious in places". Mae Abdulbaki of Screen Rant gave the film a "Good" rating of 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that while the film "does wear off after a while" and that its commentary "could have been a lot more biting", it is "entertaining".
References
- ^ Abdulbaki, Mae (5 October 2022). "Some Like It Rare Review: French Dark Comedy Is Entertaining & Absurd". Screen Rant. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- Unsworth, Martin (21 March 2022). "SOME LIKE IT RARE". Starburst. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- Glasby, Matt. "Some Like It Rare". RadioTimes. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- Lê, Paul (14 October 2022). "'Some Like It Rare' Review – French Cannibalism Movie Serves Up Deliciously Dark Comedy". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- Bitel, Anton (21 March 2022). "VOD film review: Some Like It Rare (Barbaque)". VODzilla.co. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- Clarke, Cath (14 March 2022). "Some Like It Rare review – grisly laughs from butchers on a killing spree". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2022.