Le Pari (1997)
Directed by Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan

Comedy

Film Review

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Encouraged by the success of their first film, Les Trois frères (1995), Didier Bourdon and Bernard Campan tried their luck once more, this time without the third member of their team (Les Inconnus), Pascal Légitimus. Le Pari is the result, a quirky but not wholly satisfactory comedy in which Bourdon and Campan are clearly having more fun than the spectator. The problem with the film is that it quickly departs from its central premise and becomes a rather haphazard comedy, lacking any clear narrative sense. Admittedly, some of the comic situations work well, but the confused plot and drawn out ending are flaws which are hard to overlook.

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Next Didier Bourdon film:
L'Extraterrestre (2000)

Film Synopsis

Didier and Bernard are two men who appear to have nothing in common, other than the fact they are married to women who are sisters. Didier is a successful pharmacist with middle class pretensions; Bernard is a down-at-heel teacher in a rough high school. The one thing that does unite them is their love for tobacco. Their stepfather has the same failing, and it is ruining his health. To encourage the latter to give up his fatal addiction, Didier and Bernard agree to a bet - to give up cigarettes for a fortnight. At first, both men are amazed by how easy it is to stop smoking. However, within a few days, both Didier and Bernard are near breaking point, and so are their marriages...

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Film Credits

Director: Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan
Script: Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan
Cinematographer: Manuel Teran
Music: Laurent Bertaud
Cast: Didier Bourdon (Didier), Bernard Campan (Bernard), Isabelle Ferron (Murielle), Isabel Otero (Victoria), Hélène Surgère (Mme Ramirez), Roger Ibáñez (Vincente Ramirez), Kelly Lawson (Elodie), Christian Barbier (Le présentateur TV), François Berléand (Docteur Bricourt), Philippe Chevallier (L'animateur de groupe), François Du Merle (Hobo), Matthew Géczy (Michael), Daniel Isoppo (Gérard), Nicole Jamet (La femme médecin), Martine Lang (Madeleine Bricourt), Régis Laspalès (Gilbert), Marie-Laurence (Mme de Luynes), Théo Légitimus (M. Léopold), Robert Plagnol (Franck Tullio), Bonnafet Tarbouriech (Bernard's co-worker)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 100 min

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Le Pari (1997) Directed by Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan

Film Review

Le Pari (1997)
Directed by Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan