Bertrand Tavernier’s inspired portrait of regency France (the period of transition between
Louis XIV and Louis XV) sheds some light on a comparatively obscure period in French history... [More...]
F... comme Fairbanks paints a depressingly realistic portrait of a young man struggling
against seemingly insurmountable odds to find purpose and fulfilment in his life... [More...]
Coluche had already become a national treasure by the time he came to write, direct and
star in this film, a madcap historical romp with some similarities with some of the British
“Carry On” films of the late... [More...]
A popular comedy which has become a major cult classic in France, Les Bronzés
has an indefinable charm which makes it easy to overlook its shortcomings... [More...]
After the success of Les Bronzés, the magnificent comedy troupe L’équipe
du Splendid made a triumphant return in this laugh-a-minute sequel which parodies the
French people’s obsession with skiing... [More...]
One of the most controversial comic films to have been made in France in the 1980s, Le
Père Noël est une ordure has since matured (as a fine wine might) into
one of that country’s most highly regarded... [More...]
With its all-star cast and impressive production values (including lavish sets and close
attention to period detail), Papy fait de la résistance resembles that earlier
great French war-time comic classic... [More...]
After Papy
fait de la résistance (1983), an ebullient WWII satire on the French
Resistance, director Jean-Marie Poiré decided to make a comedy about life on the
other side of the iron curtain... [More...]
Jean-Marie Poiré is best known as the director of such hit film
comedies as Le Père Noël est une ordure
(1982) and Les Visiteurs (1993)... [More...]
The deadly sin of avarice is the subject of this zany Gérard Oury comedy.
Molière it certainly isn’t but Oury manages at least to provide a respectable eighty
minutes of good family entertainment... [More...]
The plot would appear ludicrous, but the film succeeds admirably and, in terms of box
office receipts, was one of the most successful films made in France... [More...]
Director Jean-Marie Poiré followed his hugely successful Les
Visiteurs (1993) with this boisterous action comedy, proving the old adage that
lightning seldom strikes twice in the same spot... [More...]
Having entertained generations of adults and children, Astérix and Obélix
have certainly taken their time getting to the big screen in the flesh (as it were)... [More...]
After the comparative disappointment of the first live action Asterix film – Astérix
et Obélix contre César (1999) – virtually no one was prepared for
the phenomenon Astérix &... [More...]
Entente cordiale is the latest in a series of
French parody thrillers which plumb the depths of juvenile humour in an almost calculated
attempt to drive the public away from cinema theatres whilst ruining the reputations... [More...]
