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Bon Voyage
2003
Viviane Denvers is a well-known film actress who has many male admirers. At the premiere of her latest picture she is pursued by Beaufort, a rather large government official. To get away from him she attaches herself to an unsuitable older man who takes her home. After an argument she slaps him only to find that he has dropped .. Read more
| Starring | Isabelle Adjani, Gerard Depardieu, Virginie Ledoyen, Yvan Attal |
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| Director | Jean-Paul Rappeneau |
| Genres | Comedy, World Cinema |
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Bon Voyage
Viviane Denvers is a well-known film actress who has many male admirers. At the premiere of her latest picture she is pursued by Beaufort, a rather large government official. To get away from him she attaches herself to an unsuitable older man who takes her home. After an argument she slaps him only to find that he has dropped dead. Terrified she calls on a former boyfriend to help her move the body. French dialogue with English subtitles.
| Starring | Isabelle Adjani, Gerard Depardieu, Virginie Ledoyen, Yvan Attal, Gregori Derangere |
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| Director | Jean-Paul Rappeneau |
| Studio | OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 21 Mar 2005 Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
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Impeccably mounted and played with relish by a stellar cast, this is an unashamedly old-fashioned entertainment that oozes class. Director Jean-Paul Rappeneau ably combines romance, suspense and dark comedy as Isabelle Adjani's scheming screen star exploits both lustful government minister Gérard Depardieu and aspiring author Grégori Derangère to cover up a Parisian killing. Indeed, the action becomes even more intricate after the trio fetches up in Bordeaux and becomes involved with Yvan Attal's petty thief and Virginie Ledoyen, whose atomic scientist boss is on the run from the Nazis. Moreover, beneath all the surface sophistication, Rappeneau also manages to explore some of the deeper issues concerning the move to Vichy control.
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A spirited, Casablanca-style whirlwind of political intrigue, shady spies, impossible romance and death-defying heroics.
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22 out of 33 people found this review helpful
Fast paced mystery, adventure, romance thriller!
Bon Voyage is a neat little wartime thriller mixing in romance, mystery, adventure and more than a smattering of farce. At times it comes across as Hitchcock-ian. Although the master's sure hold of suspense is noticeable by it's absence, all the other ingredients are here to keep you watching. Most of the action occurs in around a hotel where various people are staying, hiding out while the Germans are invading Paris. There's the usual suspects of the professor with secrets that musn't fall into enemy hands who has a beautiful; girl trying to help him who bumps into an escaped convict who happens to be the ex boyfriend of a beautiful actress who also is staying at the hotel, now involved with a government minister etc etc. You get the idea. Two things I have to mention: firstly the sets/locations used are superb and the other isthe cracking pace; you can get truly breathless just watching it. Luckily the director can handle such a speed and the film charges on giving you just enough time to wonder who'll end up with who, is so-and-so a spy? and hasn't Gerard Depardieu lost a lot of weight! Recommended.
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another good film from Rappeneau
Jean Paul Rappeneau clearly opts for quality over quantity.
He doesn't make many movies but the few he does are a must see. -
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