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Tanguy Viewing Guide

Love to Lingo Cinema Club: June/French

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Christina
Jun 03, 2026
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Bienvenu(e) à notre Club de Cinéma!

Our film for June is Tanguy (2001), a French comedy about a 28-year-old who refuses to move out, and his parents’ increasingly desperate attempts to get rid of him. It won the vote with 44%, and I can see why.

It’s funny, it’s very French, and it gave the language a word: un Tanguy — an adult still living with their p…

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