''The Corsican File'' () is a 2004 French comedy film directed by Alain Berbérian. It is based on the comic book of the same name, one of the stories from the '' Jack Palmer'' series by

René Pétillon René Pétillon (; 12 December 1945 – 30 September 2018) was a French satirical and political cartoonist and comics artist. As a cartoonist he was most famous for his work in ''Canard Enchaîné''. As a comics artist his best known and longest ...

. The film was produced by Gaumont and Legend, and written by Christian Clavier and Michel Delgado. The story follows the escapades of

private investigator A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI and informally called a private eye), a private detective, or inquiry agent is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private investigators of ...

Jack Palmer, a pseudonym of Rémi Francois, trying to locate a man living on the island of

Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

who is to inherit a property from a

will Will may refer to: Common meanings * Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death * Will (philosophy), or willpower * Will (sociology) * Will, volition (psychology) * Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will ...

Reception

Nicolas Jouenne of ''

Le Figaro ''Le Figaro'' () is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It is headquartered on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. The oldest national newspaper in France, ''Le Figaro'' is one of three French newspapers of reco ...

'' said, "And you must admit that the two actors stick to their characters perfectly! Although he has not adopted the unmistakable look of Jack Palmer, Christian Clavier is shown in a relatively convincing interpretation while retaining far from his usual bidding a bit boring. Facing him, Jean Reno turns out perfect in solitary independence leader and blood, in addition to the Corsican accent!""L'Enquête corse : Clavier et Reno sous le soleil" (in French)
''Le Figaro'', 21 October 2008.

Cast

Christian Clavier Christian Jean-Marie Clavier (; born 6 May 1952) is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He became widely popular after starring in two hit comedy series: Patrice Leconte's ''Les Bronzés'' and ''Les Visiteurs'' directed by J ...

as Rémi François / Jack Palmer *

Jean Reno Jean Reno () (born 30 July 1948), is a French actor. He has worked in American, French, English, Japanese, Spanish and Italian movie productions; Reno appeared in films such as ''Crimson Rivers'', ''Godzilla'', ''The Da Vinci Code'', '' Mission: ...

as Ange Leoni *

Caterina Murino Caterina Murino (born 15 September 1977) is an Italian actress. She began her acting career in the 1999 production of the play '' Richard III'' and later made her breakthrough with the 2004 film '' The Corsican File''. She went on to appear in t ...

as Léa *

Didier Flamand Didier Flamand (born 12 March 1947) is a French actor and theatre director. He has appeared in more than 200 films and television shows since 1973. He starred in Raúl Ruiz's 1978 film ''The Suspended Vocation ''The Suspended Vocation'' (fre ...

as Dargent * Pierre Salasca as Matéo * Eric Fraticelli (credited as Pido) as Figoli * Alain Maratrat as De Vlaminck * François Orsoni as Balducci * Nathanaël Maïni as Grappa * Albert Dray as Le capitaine de gendarmerie * Daniel Delorme as Doumé * Guy Cimino as Borgnoli * Jo Fondacci as Diazep * Philippe Guerrini as Le Marseillais * Tzek as Bruno

References

External links

* * 2004 films 2004 comedy films Films directed by Alain Berbérian Films based on French comics Live-action films based on comics Films set in Corsica Films shot in Corsica French comedy films French detective films 2000s French films {{italic title