Film Review
Popular actor Michel Blanc made his directorial début with this ebullient urban
comedy, in which he stars alongside sex symbol Gérard Lanvin. Whilst the
plot is a bit of a mess, Blanc manages to hold the whole thing together well for a novice
director, and there are plenty of visual gags to keep us entertained. The film's
strength lies in the amazing Blanc-Lanvin double act, the two contrasting actors playing
off each other to great effect: Blanc the inept yet surprisingly successful Don Juan,
Lanvin the seemingly conventional screen lover who fails to get lucky (despite oozing
sex appeal by the bucket load). By contrast, the supporting cast is quite weak,
and are unable to make much of their under-written character parts. Although the
film was a commercial success, it would be a decade before Michel Blanc would direct his
next film.
© James Travers 2005
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Next Michel Blanc film:
Grosse fatigue (1994)
Film Synopsis
After bumming their way around the Mediterranean, two dropouts in their
late twenties, François and Denis, return to France without a sou
to their name. The only person they can turn to for help is an old
friend of François's, but he seems to have disappeared. The two friends
end up in a squalid hotel, where they fall in with an African man, Joseph,
who invites them to share a squat with him and his friends. Life on
the margins seems to suit François and Denis. They manage to
scrape by easily enough, selling stolen goods and busking to meet their material
needs. Things become more complicated for them both when they fall
in love. As Denis starts an affair with a black girl, Marie Gabrielle,
François goes chasing after Mathilde, an aspiring dancer. When
Mathilde leaves him to pursue her dream of fame and fortune in America, François
persuades his buddy to accompany him to New York...
© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Michel Blanc
- Script: Michel Blanc,
Patrick Dewolf
- Cinematographer: Eduardo Serra
- Music: Jacques Delaporte,
Xalam
- Cast: Gérard Lanvin (François),
Michel Blanc (Denis),
Sophie Duez (Mathilde),
Mimi Félixine (Marie-Gabrielle),
Béatrice Camurat (Martine),
Prosper Niang (Prosper),
Katrine Boorman (Katrina),
Jean-François Dérec (Le patron de l'hôtel),
Bernard Farcy (Monsieur Christian),
Didier Agostini (1er Racketteur),
Philippe Auriault (Jeune homme moto),
François Berléand (L'inspecteur de police receleur),
Dominique Besnehard (Le garçon 'Smalto'),
Carole Brenner (Vendeuse Parfumerie),
Patrick Bruel (Le guitariste du métro),
Nelly Co-Quat (Danseuse),
Coquillette (Vendeuse Supermarche),
Erick Desmarestz (L'interne),
Yves Elliot (Le Filleul),
Lydia Ewandé (La Cousine)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 90 min