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FRENCH PEOPLE AND HUMOR

What do the French laugh about? What makes French humor so special? And what does it say about France? By probing the evolution and the mechanisms of laughter, this documentary explores 50 years of social and political history.

Direction: Stéphane Bégoin

Production: La Compagnie des Taxi-Brousse & INA for France Télévisions

Languages: French

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