''99 Francs'' is a 2007 French
satirical film directed by
Jan Kounen
Jan Kounen (born Jan Coenen; 2 May 1964) is a Netherlands-born French film director and producer.
In France, he is mostly known for his films '' Dobermann'' (1997), '' Blueberry, l'experience secrete'' (2004) and ''99 francs'' (2007). Outside ...
and written by
Nicolas & Bruno
Nicolas and Bruno are a duo of French film directors, screenwriters, Dialogues and actors, composed of ''Nicolas Charlet'' and ''Bruno Lavaine.'' They owe their fame to their comedies '' Message à caractère informatif'' and '' In Search Of The ...
. Based on the novel ''
99 Francs
''99 Francs'' is a 2000 novel by French writer Frédéric Beigbeder. The book was released in France on August 2000 through Grasset & Fasquelle and has since been re-released under the titles ''€ 14.99'' and ''€ 5.90''. Shortly after the book ...
'', by
Frédéric Beigbeder
Frédéric Beigbeder (; born 21 September 1965) is a French writer, literary critic and television presenter. He won the Prix Interallié in 2003 for his novel ''Windows on the World'' and the Prix Renaudot in 2009 for his book ''Un roman françai ...
, the film stars
Jean Dujardin
Jean Edmond Dujardin (; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series ...
. The film released on 26 September 2007 in France.
Plot
The film is a
satire
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming ...
on the modern advertisement business. The plot mainly concerns the story of a commercial advertisement designer, Octave Parango (
Jean Dujardin
Jean Edmond Dujardin (; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series ...
), who has an easy-going, highly paid job, and an active free life mainly consisting of drugs and random one-time sexual encounters. However, he starts growing weary of his job, and after having his first ever long-time relationship with fellow worker Sophie (
Vahina Giocante) fail miserably, he organises a revolt against the advertisement business and his own life.
Cast
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Jean Dujardin
Jean Edmond Dujardin (; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series ...
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Vahina Giocante
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Elisa Tovati
Elisa Tovati born Elisa Touati is a French singer, actress and television personality.
Early years
Elisa Tovati was born in 1976 to parents of Russo-Moroccan Jewish origins in Paris, France. She showed interest in theatre early in her life, an ...
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Nicolas Marié
Nicolas Marié is a French actor and writer.
Theater
Filmography
Dubbing
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French male film actors
Living people
20th-century French male actors
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Antoine Basler
Antoine Basler is a Swiss actor. He has appeared in more than sixty films since 1983.
Selected filmography
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Living people
People from Lausanne
Swiss male film actors
Swiss male television actors
20th ...
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2007 films
French satirical films
2000s French-language films
Films directed by Jan Kounen
Films about drugs
Films about advertising
Films shot in Venezuela
Films based on works by French writers
2000s French films
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