''Quasimodo d'El Paris'' is a 1999 French film that is a comedic adaptation of the 1831 novel '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (''Notre-Dame de Paris'') by

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

Plot

The location is the town of El Paris. When ten-year-old boy Quasimodo shows signs of deformity, his well-to-do parents place him in the charge of the town’s mysterious evangelist, Frollo. In exchange, they adopt a Cuban girl, Esméralda, from a lower social class. Ten years later, El Paris is menaced by a serial killer, and Quasimodo is the prime suspect.Quasimodo d'El Paris / Patrick Timsit / 1999 / film review
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Cast

* Patrick Timsit as Quasimodo * Richard Berry as Serge Frollo *

Mélanie Thierry Mélanie Thierry is a French actress. Early life and career Mélanie Thierry began her career as a model in France, then moved into acting. She began with a series of roles in French productions, and at the age of 17 appeared in the internationa ...

as Agnès / Esméralda *

Vincent Elbaz Vincent Elbaz (born 3 February 1971) is a French actor. He has appeared in many French television shows and films. His first major role was in the 1994 film '' Le péril jeune''. Elbaz received the 1998 Jean Gabin Prize. Elbaz was born in Paris ...

as Phoebus * Didier Flamand as The Governor *

Patrick Braoudé Patrick Braoudé (born 25 September 1954) is a French actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. Selected filmography Producer * 1990: ''Génial, mes parents divorcent'' * 1993: ''Neuf mois'' * 1996: ''Amour et confusions'' * 2000: ''Deuxièm ...

as Pierre-Grégoire * Axelle Abbadie as The Governor's wife *

Dominique Pinon Dominique Pinon (born 4 March 1955) is a French actor. He is known for appearing in films directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, often playing eccentric or grotesque characters. Early life and education Dominique Pinon was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loi ...

as Trouillefou * Albert Dray as Pablo * Doud as Diego * François Levantal as The psychopath *

Lolo Ferrari Lolo Ferrari (born Ève Valois; 9 February 1963 – 5 March 2000), was a French dancer, actress, and singer billed as "the woman with the largest breast implants in the world". She entered the international limelight in 1995, appearing in the ...

as the fairy * Jean-François Halin as the car driver * Raffy Shart as the man with a hat *

Cathy Guetta Catherine Lobé (; previously Guetta; born 27 March 1967) is a Senegalese-born French former nightclub manager, events organizer and socialite. She is the ex-wife of DJ and music producer David Guetta. Early life and career Cathy Lobé was b ...

as The prostitute

References

External links

* * Films based on The Hunchback of Notre-Dame 1999 comedy films French parody films 1999 films 1990s French films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub