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Patrolman Maupassant
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The French Dispatch

Patrolman Maupassant, responding to an infrequentlyilluminated signal, delivered a...

Patrolman Maupassant, responding to an infrequently
illuminated signal, delivered a telephone to his superior

Full Transcript

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Patrolman Maupassant,
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responding to an infrequently illuminated signal,
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delivered a telephone to his superior.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:40
Uploaded
May 07, 2025
Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Production
Searchlight Pictures,Indian Paintbrush,American Empirical Pictures

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Movie Summary

A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".
(OPERATOR SPEAKING FRENCH OVER PHONE) - The French Dispatch 00:20
(OPERATOR SPEAKING FRENCH OVER PHONE)
As you know by now we have kidnapped your son - The French Dispatch 00:04
As you know by now we have kidnapped your son
ROEBUCK: The getaway and eventual motor pursuit was rendered vividly, - The French Dispatch 00:08
ROEBUCK: The getaway and eventual motor pursuit was rendered...
Though the infamous Ennui gang war - The French Dispatch 00:40
Though the infamous Ennui gang war
For myself, I had failed to recognize the Abacus, - The French Dispatch 00:07
For myself, I had failed to recognize the Abacus,
Founder and editor of The French Dispatch. - The French Dispatch 00:15
Founder and editor of The French Dispatch.
You see people may or may not be mildly threatened - The French Dispatch 00:11
You see people may or may not be mildly threatened
In this case, a chicken coop jail cell for six days straight. - The French Dispatch 00:04
In this case, a chicken coop jail cell for six days straight...
I had no one who cared to rescue me, and no one who cared to scold me. - The French Dispatch 00:04
I had no one who cared to rescue me, and no one who cared to...
And the only local number committed to my typographic memory was - The French Dispatch 00:17
And the only local number committed to my typographic memory...
ROEBUCK: I'd never met the man. - The French Dispatch 00:06
ROEBUCK: I'd never met the man.
Junior researcher, cub reporter, assistant editor. - The French Dispatch 00:04
Junior researcher, cub reporter, assistant editor.
Fires and murders - The French Dispatch 00:06
Fires and murders
Not now. I'm conducting a job interview. - The French Dispatch 00:05
Not now. I'm conducting a job interview.
I'll pay you 500 francs minus the 250 I advanced for your bail, - The French Dispatch 00:09
I'll pay you 500 francs minus the 250 I advanced for yo...
Bring me a first draft tomorrow morning - The French Dispatch 00:09
Bring me a first draft tomorrow morning
Try to make it sound like you wrote it that way on purpose - The French Dispatch 00:04
Try to make it sound like you wrote it that way on purpose
It came to be known as the "Night of a Thousand Slugs." - The French Dispatch 00:05
It came to be known as the "Night of a Thousand Slugs.&...
How the Commissaire and his elite team of experts and analysts - The French Dispatch 00:08
How the Commissaire and his elite team of experts and analys...
The tools of the trade, I suppose. - The French Dispatch 00:06
The tools of the trade, I suppose.