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2015
Not Rated
Kino Lorber
3 h 26 m

2015
Not Rated
Kino Lorber
3 h 26 m

Summary This 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 p...

Directed By: Bruno Dumont

Written By: Bruno Dumont

2015
Not Rated
Kino Lorber
3 h 26 m

2015
Not Rated
Kino Lorber
3 h 26 m

Li'l Quinquin

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews

79

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings

7.6

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Summary This 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 p...

Directed By: Bruno Dumont

Written By: Bruno Dumont

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews

82% Positive
9 Reviews

18% Mixed
2 Reviews

0% Negative
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews

82% Positive
9 Reviews

18% Mixed
2 Reviews

0% Negative
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Jan 3, 2015

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.

By Scout Tafoya FULL REVIEW

Dec 30, 2014

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.

By Nikola Grozdanovic FULL REVIEW

Time Out London

Jul 6, 2015

Here’s heavyweight French auteur Bruno Dumont demonstrating his gift for deadpan comedy.

By Trevor Johnston FULL REVIEW

Dec 30, 2014

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.

By Abby Garnett FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Dec 30, 2014

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.

By Boyd van Hoeij FULL REVIEW

Dec 30, 2014

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.

By Ben Nicholson FULL REVIEW

Dec 30, 2014

For all three hours and change, it’s never less than interesting, but it’s also never much more than interesting.

By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

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User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings

91% Positive
10 Ratings

9% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings

91% Positive
10 Ratings

9% Mixed
1 Rating

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Production Company 3B Productions, ARTE, Pictanovo Nord-Pas-de-Calais, 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 26 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Website http://www.leblogtvnews.com/article-en-tournage-pour-arte-la-mini-serie-p-tit-quinquin-par-bruno-dumont-119040665.html

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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

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