''The Bet'' (

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title: ''Le Pari'') is a

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directed, about smoking cessation, written by and starring Didier Bourdon and Bernard Campan of the French comic trio

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("The Unknowns").

Plot

Bernard is a teacher in the suburbs and lives with Victoria. Didier is a wealthy

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and is married to Murielle, Victoria's sister. While the former drives a rusty car, the latter drives a black Mercedes. Both brothers-in-law are complete opposites and hate each other. During dinner, Didier and Bernard make a bet: to stop

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for fifteen days, until the next family get-together. The first days go off like a dream and both are on top of the world. But things quickly turn sour. Didier and Bernard find it harder and harder to resist the temptation. They become irritable, suspicious, they lie; until the fifteenth day: the family get-together. They have kept their word, but relations between them and their wives are at an all-time low. Despite this, they are both determined to remain non-smokers.

Cast

* Didier Bourdon as Didier * Bernard Campan as Bernard *

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as Murielle *

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as Victoria *

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as Madame Ramirez * Roger Ibáñez as Vincente Ramirez * Kelly Lawson as Élodie *

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as Doctor Bricourt * Jean-Roger Milo as Policeman *

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as Gilbert *

Pascal Légitimus Pascal Légitimus (born 13 March 1959) is a French actor, comedian and theatre director. He is a member of the famous French humour band Les Inconnus Les Inconnus ("The Unknowns") are a French trio of humourists consisting of Didier Bourdon, ...

as A guest

References

External links

* * 1997 films 1997 comedy films French comedy films Smoking cessation Films produced by Claude Berri Films directed by Didier Bourdon 1990s French films {{1990s-France-film-stub