Cinematography:
Manuel TeranCast:
Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan, Isabel Otero, François Berléand, Pascal Légitimus, Hélène Surgère, Jean-Roger Milo, Nicole Jamet, Robert Plagnol (more)Plots(1)
Bernard, a teacher in the suburbs, lives with Victoria in a new urban development. Didier, a wealthy Parisian pharmacist, is married to Murielle. One drives a rusty 205; the other, a black Mercedes. They are brothers-in-law and hate each other 's guts. Over dinner, Didier and Bernard make a bet : to stop smoking for a fortnight, until the next family get-together. The gauntlet is dowm, their hell begins. (official distributor synopsis)
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I must say that as far as the plot goes, it was pure bullcrap. Because if you’re not a smoker, you’ll never understand these two lunatics who made a bet that they quit smoking. Everything feels absurd and the whole plot doesn’t really make much sense to you. After about 20 minutes, I decided to lay back and accept the fact that everything else would stand or fall with this not-so-likeable premise and so I started laughing at those two idiots. In the end, the unremarkable beginning turned into a solid array of scenes that proved that French situational comedy is unparalleled and, in the end, I took quite a liking to the movie. I’ll definitely watch it again soon. I just hope I won’t be a smoker by then and think about how stupid I was for not understanding those two idiots and criticizing the way they’re acting.
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