Just watched La Chèvre. Awesome comedy that brings together two of France's greats, Gérard Depardieu and Pierre Richard. Sometimes it's good to go back to the classics. The movie is in French with English subtitles and it's absolutely hilarious. Depardieu plays a private detective who's hired to track down a businessman's extremely unlucky daughter who's been missing for several weeks. He's partnered with Richard, an extremely unlucky employee of the girl's father, on the premise that their similar luck will aid them with finding her.
Gerard Depardieu starred in two American comedies, My Father the Hero and Green Card. I very much recommend everyone to see My Father the Hero, especially for the scene where he sings Thank Heaven for Little Girls. I became acquainted with Pierre Richard when a friend recommended I watch several of his movies which were very popular in Russia, Le Grand blond avec une chaussure noire (The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe), Le Retour du grand blond (The Return of The Tall Blond) and Le Coup du parapluie (Umbrella Coup). In all three comedies he plays a man who ends up in the wrong place, at the wrong time and is mistaken for, respectively, a secret agent and a hitman. If you can find these movies, watch them.
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