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.
I watched this movie more than once and it made me cry with laughter every time!
ReplyDeleteLOL, the man in the hospital who's village got burned down.
ReplyDeletehaven't seen this one; just the last 3 you mentioned. Pierre Richard is awesome. Have you seen any Louis de Funes ones? these are also really funny
ReplyDeleteRabbi Jacob, obviously. Le Grand Restaurant and recently saw La Folie Des Grandeurs.
ReplyDeleteLouis de Funes movies are the best!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLe diner des cons - see it!!
ReplyDelete(la chevre sounds like the martin short movie - same story?
Sounds fun.
ReplyDeleteThe Martin Short movie, Pure Luck, was an American remake of La Chevre.
Saw Les Comperes yesterday. Tres bien!
ReplyDeleteThis time the comedy duo are two men who are told by the mother of a runaway that they're the boy's father, in order to get them to help find the kid.
One of the best scenes is when they realize that they have the same photo of the same kid.