Posted on October 12, 2016 |
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Les grandes vacances / The Exchange Student (1967)
Comedy
Charles Bosquier, a role apparently written for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial headmaster of a French strict boarding school. No father could be deeper shocked to find one of his own sons miserably failed his exams, and too embarrassed to enroll him for his own summer-school, so he sends Philippe to England as exchange student. Philippe planned to save his sailing plans with friends by sending fat nerd Stephane Michonnet to England using his name, which comes out when Michonnet gets indigestion. Meanwhile Charles expects his spoiled favorite son, Gérard, who tells daddy about all the other schoolboys for money, to chaperon Shirley, the daughter of his English counterpart MacFarrell, but the girl gets all French boys horny, so even his perfect record is soon gravely soiled as dad spies on them, and he and Shirley join Philippe and his friends. Now the headmaster chases the kids' yacht -incognito, to avoid a scandal- all the way to England, where his colleague soon joins him, and further…
Starring: Louis de Funès, Ferdy Mayne, Claude Gensac, Maurice Risch, Mario David, Olivier De Funès
Director: Jean Girault
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Tags: Claude Gensac, Ferdy Mayne, Jean Girault, Louis de Funès, Mario David, Maurice Risch, Olivier De Funès
Posted on October 20, 2014 |
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Hibernatus (1969)
Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
The frozen body of Paul Fournier is discovered in Greenland where he had disappeared during a scientific expedition in 1905. Perfectly conserved he is brought back to life in the 1960s. His descendants take care of him: to spare him the cultural shock they behave so to make believe it's 1905 and they are his cousins, uncle…
Starring: Louis de Funès, Michael Lonsdale, Claude Gensac, Bernard Alane, Annick Alane
Director: Edouard Molinaro
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Tags: Annick Alane, Bernard Alane, Claude Gensac, Edouard Molinaro, Louis de Funès, Michael Lonsdale
Posted on July 18, 2014 |
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L'aile ou la cuisse / The Wing or Thigh? (1976)
Comedy | Family
Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to save the French art of cooking. After having agreed to appear on a talk show to show his skills in naming food and wine by taste, he is confronted with two disasters: his son wants to become a clown rather than a restaurant tester and he, the famous Charles Duchemin, has lost his taste!
Starring: Louis de Funès, Coluche, Julien Guiomar, Claude Gensac, Marcel Dalio
Director: Claude Zidi
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Tags: Claude Gensac, Claude Zidi, Coluche, Julien Guiomar, Louis de Funès, Marcel Dalio
