Moitié-moitié
1989 Comedy / Drama   
Director: Paul Boujenah
Starring: Michel Boujenah, Zabou Breitman, Jean-Pierre Bisson, Janine Darcey, Ged Marlon


 
Summary
Modest shop assistant Arthur is shocked when he hears that his adopted grandmother has died in a car accident.  He gives up his job and his girlfriend and heads straight for her sprawling family estate, for which he holds a special affection.  Arthur is delighted to hear that his grandmother has bequeathed the estate equally to him and her true granddaughter, Sarah.  Unfortunately, Sarah, now a successful businesswoman, plans to demolish the house and build a modern complex on its site.  Appalled, Arthur will do anything to thwart her plans…

Credits
  • Director: Paul Boujenah
  • Script: Paul Boujenah, Victor Lanoux
  • Photo: Yves Dahan
  • Music: Gérard Presgurvic
  • Cast: Michel Boujenah (Arthur), Zabou Breitman (Sarah), Jean-Pierre Bisson (Le PDG de Sarah), Janine Darcey (Héléna), Ged Marlon (Le notaire), Anaïs Jeanneret (Julie), Isabelle Candelier (Nadine), Christian Charmetant (Franck), Guy Pannequin (Le brocanteur), Michèle Loubet (Emilienne), Jean-Paul Lilienfeld (Julio), Francine Olivier (Mme Roux), Antoine Duléry (Xavier)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 85 min
  • Aka: Fifty-Fifty
 

Review
This engaging comedy-drama stars Michel Boujenah and Zabou, two very likeable actors who have a pleasing on-screen chemistry and great comic timing.  Whilst the plot is a little pedestrian, the ending a bit too predictable, the script does contain some irresistibly funny comic situations and the film is, overall, curiously satisfying.  The sunny photography adds a touch of wistful poignancy to offset the comedy, beautifully complementing Michel Boujenah’s sympathetic tragicomic characterisation.

© James Travers 2005



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