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The Cowboy and the Frenchman

1988 · 27 min Comedy Western
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

A grizzled, hard-of-hearing cowboy, Slim, and his two friends, Dusty and Pete, capture a mysterious, well-dressed Frenchman.

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Year 1988
Country United States of America, France
Genre Comedy, Western
Director David Lynch
Runtime 27 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (76 votes)

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Lynch constructs this short as a series of gags, relying on the stark visual and auditory contrast between two civilizations. He explores the nature of prejudice and the comedy of mutual misunderstanding through hyperbole and cultural stereotypes.

What lingers after viewing is the director's signature humor, where absurdity meets grotesque, and a seemingly simple plot reveals a subtle play with cultural codes. A witty parody of the Western genre. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: David Lynch

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