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Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis
2008 Comedy
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Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis was
a great hit in France, and when you see it you’ll know why. It
has a wonderful sense of humour, where the French (the ones from the
south poking fun at the ones from the north, and vice versa) can laugh
about themselves. But one doesn’t have to be French to enjoy the film.
Though it helps a bit to know that there is a distinct difference
between the southern French dialect and the northern dialect (a little
bit like, in the UK, the difference between the English spoken in and
around London and how they speak in Scotland, or, for Germans – like me
- how they speak in Germany itself compared to how Swiss-German sounds
like). At the same time it really doesn’t hurt anyone. It has the
loveable French flair and charm that can be so seductive to some of
us. I recommend seeing this film when you are looking for
something light-hearted, before going away for or after coming back
from a (French) holiday, or simply whenever you need a break from the
challenges of everyday life.Wolfgang Hoffmann (Cambridge/UK. originally from Cologne/Germany)
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Director:
Dany Boon
Starring: Kad Merad, Dany Boon, Zoé Félix, Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret, Anne Marivin Synopsis
Philippe Abrams is the manager of a branch of the French postal service
in a town in the South of France. To cheer his depressive wife,
he tries to get a transfer to the Côte d’Azur by pretending to be
chronically disabled. When his scheme is uncovered, he is instead
transferred to Bergues, a small town in the north of the country.
To the Abrams, this a fate worse than death. It is well known to
southerners like them that the North is a cold, inhospitable place,
populated by uneducated rustics whose accents make them impossible to
understand. Since Julie refuses to accompany him, Philippe goes
there alone, and is surprised at what he discovers...
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