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Le Splendid
Le Splendid is a café-théâtre company founded by a collection of writers and actors in the 1970s - Christian Clavier, Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte (four childhood friends who knew one another from the Lycée Pasteur in Neuilly-sur-Seine), Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Bruno Moynot and Claire Magnin. The members of the company went on to become some of the most significant actors and directors in French cinema from the 1980s onwards and have collectively won many César awards. Anémone, Dominique Lavanant and Martin Lamotte have often worked with the troupe on stage and in films, but are not part of the collective. The café-théâtre was located in the rue des Lombards in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. Members Principal members * Josiane Balasko * Michel Blanc * Marie-Anne Chazel * Christian Clavier * Gérard Jugnot * Thierry Lhermitte Collaborators * Anémone * Dominique Lavanant * Bruno Moynot * Martin Lamotte Theatre *''Je Vais Craquer'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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French Fried Vacation
''French Fried Vacation'' (french: Les Bronzés, link=no, ) is a cult French comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte. The film satirizes life resorts such as Club Med. It is one of many films by the French comedy group Le Splendid. Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Marie-Anne Chazel, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte and Christian Clavier wrote and created together the play "Amours, Coquillages et Crustacés", and drew the scenario for ''Les Bronzés'' from this café-théâtre piece.''Paris Match'' No.2921 12–18 May 2005 The film has achieved cult status in France, where it sold 2.2 million tickets during its initial theatrical release. It was followed by two sequels, also directed by Patrice Leconte: ''Les Bronzés font du ski'' (1979) and '' Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie'' (2006) Plot Gigi, Jerome, Christiane, Jean-Claude, and Bernard visit a resort in the Ivory Coast, the Club Med village of Assinie. Bernard subsequently meets up with his wife, Nathalie, who has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dinner Game
''The Dinner Game'' (french: Le Dîner de Cons; literally ''Dinner of Fools'') is a 1998 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, adapted from his play ''Le Dîner de Cons''. It became that year's top-grossing French film at the French box office (second overall behind ''Titanic''). Plot Pierre Brochant, a Parisian publisher, attends a weekly "idiots' dinner", where guests, who are modish, prominent Parisian businessmen, must bring along an "idiot", whom the other guests can ridicule. At the end of the dinner, the evening's "champion idiot" is selected. With the help of an "idiot scout", Brochant manages to find a "gem", François Pignon, a sprightly employee of the Finance Ministry (which Brochant, a tax cheat, loathes). Pignon has a passion for building matchstick replicas of famous landmarks. Shortly after inviting Pignon to his home, Brochant is suddenly stricken with back pain while playing golf at his exclusive country club. His wife, Christine, leaves h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe De Chauveron
Philippe de Chauveron (born 15 November 1965) is a French film director, and writer. He is best known for his 2014 film '' Serial (Bad) Weddings''. Filmography Directing Film References External links * 1965 births Living people French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serial (Bad) Weddings
''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' (french: Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?, lit=What have we done to the Good Lord?) is a 2014 French comedy film directed by Philippe de Chauveron, and starring Christian Clavier and Chantal Lauby. It is the first installment in the ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' film series, and was followed by '' Serial (Bad) Weddings 2'' in 2019, and by ''Serial (Bad) Weddings 3'' in 2022. Plot Claude Verneuil, a Gaullist notary, and his wife Marie, a Catholic bourgeois from Chinon, are parents of four daughters: Isabelle, Odile, Ségolène, and Laure. The three eldest are already married to men, each one of a different religion and a different ethnic origin: Isabelle married Rashid Ben Assem, an Algerian Muslim lawyer, Odile married David Benichou, a Sephardi Jew entrepreneur, and Ségolène married Chao Ling, a Han Chinese banker who is open to all religious beliefs. The Verneuils pretend to accept their sons-in-law but have had a hard time hiding their discomfort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Visiteurs
''Les Visiteurs'' (; en, The Visitors) is a French fantasy comedy film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré and released in 1993. In this comedy, a 12th-century knight and his squire travel in time to the end of the 20th century and find themselves adrift in modern society. ''Les Visiteurs'' was the highest-grossing film in France in 1993 and remains the fourteenth highest grossing film in the country today. The publicity for the film used the tagline ''Ils ne sont pas nés d'hier'' ("They weren't born yesterday"). Reno and Clavier reprised their roles in a sequel in 1998, the American remake '' Just Visiting'' in 2001 and a second sequel in 2016. The Castle of Ermenonville, in Oise département, served as decoration for the castle of Montmirail in the current time and the Cité de Carcassonne for medieval period. Plot In the year 1123, Godefroy Amaury de Malfête, Count of Apremont and Papincourt, saves the life of his beloved sovereign, King Louis VI "Le Gros" (''"The Fat"'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Chabat
Alain Chabat (; born 24 November 1958) is a French actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer and television presenter. He was originally known for his work in the comedy group Les Nuls, including as the co-writer and lead actor of ''La Cité de la peur'' (1994). He has since then become a notable filmmaker of his own, typically both writing and starring in the movies he directed, which include cult comedy films such as '' Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'', ''RRRrrrr!!!'', ''Houba! On the Trail of the Marsupilami'' and ''Santa & Cie''. He also appeared in '' French Twist'', ''The Taste of Others'', ''The Science of Sleep'', '' Happily Ever After'' and the television series ''Kaamelott''. Additionally, he voiced the title character in the French dubbing of the ''Shrek'' franchise. Life and career Chabat was born in Oran, French Algeria. He is Jewish. His media career began in 1987 when he founded the comedy group "Les Nuls" (The Lame-os) with Bruno Carette, Chant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission Cleopatra
''Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' (french: Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre) is a 2002 French/Italian fantasy comedy film written and directed by Alain Chabat and adapted from the comic book series ''Asterix'' by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. Based on the book ''Asterix and Cleopatra'', which had previously been adapted into a 1968 animated film. A sequel to '' Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar'' (1999), it is the second installment in the ''Asterix'' film series. Christian Clavier and Gérard Depardieu reprise their roles as Asterix and Obelix, alongside newcomers Jamel Debbouze, Monica Bellucci, Claude Rich, Gérard Darmon, Édouard Baer, Dieudonné, and Chabat himself. It was the most expensive French movie at that time, before being beaten by ''A Very Long Engagement'' two years later. A critical success, it was also a major box office success in France, becoming its most successful film in 36 years and second biggest commercial success of all time after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Fried Vacation 3
''French Fried Vacation 3'' (french: Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie, ; released in some English-speaking countries as ''Friends Forever'') is a 2006 French comedy film, and the sequel to ''Les Bronzés'' (1978) and ''Les Bronzés font du ski'' (1979). Like the first two films, it is directed by Patrice Leconte and stars mostly members of the theatrical/film troupe Le Splendid. ''Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie'' follows up on the revelers from the first two films, now in their 50s. Plot At a secluded luxury hotel in Sardinia owned by Graziella, beautiful Italian wife of the still handsome Popeye who now likes to be known as Robert, the other characters from the first two films, now in their 50s, start arriving. Robert is distracted by pursuing an affair with a girl who works in the kitchens and insists he leave his wife. Bernard and Nathalie, who own a chain of opticians' shops, have a son who arrives to announce his civil union with an older man. J-C is a bald hairdresser in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Tired
''Dead Tired'' (french: Grosse Fatigue) is a 1994 French comedy film directed by Michel Blanc. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Michel Blanc is a great film actor. However, he has been accused of sexually abusing actresses Josiane Balasko, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Mathilda May, of behaving like a cad at Cannes and of accepting dubious publicity deals, such as appearances in supermarkets, behind the back of his agent. The evidence is there for everyone to see, but Blanc knows he is innocent. He seeks assistance from fellow actress Carole Bouquet to shed light on this matter, and he discovers that he has a perfect double, Patrick Olivier, who, having suffered all his life from his likeness to Michel Blanc, has decided to use this to his financial advantage. Cast * Michel Blanc as himself / Patrick Olivier * Carole Bouquet as herself * Philippe Noiret as himself * Josiane Balasko as herself * Marie-Anne Chazel as herself * Christian Clavier as himself * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gramps Is In The Resistance
''Gramps Is in the Resistance'' or Papy fait de la résistance is a French war comedy film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré in 1983. Plot Héléna Bourdelle, a.k.a. "La Bourdelle", is a world-renowned opera singer and the wife of maestro André Bourdelle. They live in a luxurious hôtel particulier in Paris, with their three grown-up children—Bernadette, Colette and Guy-Hubert—and André's father, known as "Gramps". When Nazi Germany German military administration in occupied France during World War II, occupies France, André becomes a leader of a French Resistance, Resistance cell but he is killed by the accidental explosion of a grenade. Two years later, the family's mansion is requisitioned by the German occupation authorities to accommodate Wehrmacht General Hermann Spontz, transferred from Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front to Paris. The Germans brutally take over the whole house and leave the family occupying the cellar, and complaining to the Kommandantur about t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Marie Poiré
Jean-Marie Poiré (; born 10 July 1945) is a French film director, and screenwriter. He is the son of the producer Alain Poiré. Filmography As director * '' Les petits câlins'' (''The Little Wheedlers'') (1978) * '' Retour en force'' (''Return in Bond'') (1980) * '' Les Hommes préfèrent les grosses'' (''Men Prefer Fat Girls'') (1981) * '' Le Père Noël est une ordure'' (1982) * ''Papy fait de la résistance'' (1983) * '' Twist again à Moscou'' (''Twist Again in Moscow'') (1986) * '' Mes meilleurs copains'' (1989) * '' L'Opération Corned-Beef'' (1991) * ''Les Visiteurs'' (''The Visitors'') (1993) * ''Les Anges gardiens'' (''Guardian Angels'') (1995) * '' Les Visiteurs II: Les Couloirs du temps'' (''The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time'') (1998) * '' Just Visiting'' (2001) (as Jean-Marie Gaubert) * '' Ma femme... s'appelle Maurice'' (''My Wife Maurice'' aka. ''My Wife's Name Is Maurice'') (2002) * '' The Visitors: Bastille Day'' (2016) As screenwriter *'' Leontine'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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