Francis Veber

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Shut Up! AKA Tais-Toi! review by from Aylesbury/Bucks/England

Not among the best Veber works, but has great moments 5 February 2008
...Francis Veber has been known for his ability to construct extremely entertaining films. Most of his films are built in the same way, very classical. This mix includes 2 main... Read customer review

The Valet (2006)
Starring: Gad Elmaleh, Alice Taglioni, Daniel Auteuil
Director: Francis Veber
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This wry comedy finds a lowly valet parking attendant thrust into the spotlight when he becomes embroiled in a lie spun by a billionaire who is trying to cover up an affair.

65% from 48 members
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Shut Up! AKA Tais-Toi! on DVD (2003)
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Jean Reno, Richard Berry
Director: Francis Veber
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Following in the same fine comic tradition of director Francis Veber's previous hits, Le Placard (The Closet) and Le Diner De Cons (The Dinner Game), the plot relies heavily on cars, cell phones and sudden bursts of superhuman strength as Jean Reno and Gerard Depardieu repeatedly hop out of the ..read more »

73% from 1,167 member

The Closet on DVD (2001)
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Gerard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte
Director: Francis Veber
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In this witty commentary on political correctness in the work place, Francois Veber directs the excellent Daniel Auteuil as Francois Pignon, better known around the office as 'Pignon le Mignon' (Pignon the Cutey). Poor Pignon is helplessly misunderstood and pathetically down on his luck. A senior ..read more »

69% from 6,551 members

Le Diner De Cons on DVD (1998)
Starring: Thierry Lhermitte, Jacques Villeret, Francis Huster
Director: Francis Veber
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Every Wednesday night a few guys have a meal together. There is a game coupled with the meal: each one of them has to bring an "idiot". The game consists in making the idiots talk about their ideas and passions so that the hosts can have a good laugh. At the end they will choose the "idiot of the ..read more »

71% from 10,003 members

The Three Fugitives on DVD (1989)
Starring: Nick Nolte, Sarah Rowland Doroff, James Earl Jones
Director: Francis Veber
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Lucas, a bank robber newly released from prison, is given a lift to the bank by two local cops who are taking bets on how long they think he'll remain straight. Once inside the bank Lucas is taken hostage by an amateur thief and is forced into going on the run with the man and his six-year-old ..read more »

67% from 1,087 member

Comperes, Les (1983)
Starring: Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu, Anny Duperey
Director: Francis Veber
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Unable to find her runaway son, a woman deceives two of her ex-lovers from her youth, a mild-mannered teacher and a tough journalist, that each is the real father in order to obtain their help.

25% from 2 members
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Chevre, La (1981)
Starring: Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu, Pedro Armendariz Jr.
Director: Francis Veber
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LA CHEVRE introduced the popular comic duo of Gerard Depardieu and Pierre Richard, who went on to star in a number of other films together. Here they are François Perrin (Richard) and Campana (Depardieu), two bumbling detectives hired to find the twenty-year-old daughter of a wealthy industrialist. ..read more »

69% from 26 members
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The Valet - 3.5 stars
Shut Up! AKA Tais-Toi! - 3.5 stars
The Closet - 3.5 stars
Le Diner De Cons - 3.5 stars
The Three Fugitives - 3.5 stars

Shut Up! AKA Tais-Toi! - 3.5 stars
Le Diner De Cons - 3.5 stars
The Closet - 3.5 stars
The Three Fugitives - 3.5 stars
Chevre, La - 3.5 stars

Comperes, Les - 1.5 stars
The Valet - 3.5 stars
Chevre, La - 3.5 stars
The Three Fugitives - 3.5 stars
The Closet - 3.5 stars

Gerard Depardieu - 4 times - show films
Thierry Lhermitte - 2 times - show films
Alexandra Vandernoot - 2 times - show films
Pierre Richard - 2 times - show films
Richard Berry - 2 times - show films