Pot Luck
2002
A young French man goes to Barcelona to study for a year. There he meets a group of eccentric flatmates. Read more
| Starring | Romain Duris, Judith Godreche, Audrey Tautou, Cecile De France |
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| Director | Cedric Klapisch |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, World Cinema |
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Pot Luck
A young French man goes to Barcelona to study for a year. There he meets a group of eccentric flatmates.
| Starring | Romain Duris, Judith Godreche, Audrey Tautou, Cecile De France, Kevin Bishop, Kelly Reilly, Judith Godrèche |
|---|---|
| Director | Cedric Klapisch |
| Studio | CINEFILM |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 2 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, World Cinema |
| Language | French, English, Spanish, Danish, German |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 25 Oct 2004 Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
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An inconsistent cultural satire, this mischievous study of the national characteristics that stand in the way of genuine European integration is unfortunately too often sidetracked by melodramatic subplots. As ever, writer/director Cédric Klapisch manipulates his ensemble cast with great skill, particularly when the cosmopolitan students sharing a Barcelona apartment set to gossiping and squabbling. But the pace begins to flag once attention shifts to Romain Duris's relationships with Parisian girlfriend Audrey Tautou and neglected housewife Judith Godrèche. Indeed, the later episodes often descend into a sort of twee travelogue and it's almost a relief when Kevin Bishop (playing the brother of lone Brit Kelly Reilly) arrives to spout some hilariously ill-informed Euro-scepticism.
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EU DIRECTIVE: 1 2C BT NT GR8
The EEC/the EC/the EU has been around for a long time now but this is the only film about it I know of (yet I don't have an exhaustive film knowledge). A French exchange student arrives in a Barcelona flat, which becomes increasingly crowded as people from different European countries join the party. Their idiosyncracies makes this a 'comedy of manners'. The Brits get the most, though justified, ribbing: both our contempt for our fellow Europeans (a hard-working German student is bated by an English lad with a Basil Fawlty-style Hitler imitation) and our loving, ‘special relationship’ with the USA (the lad’s sister ends up in bed with in an ‘oafish’ American). This film was very popular in France when it came out and made director Cedric Klapisch’s name (so it says in the Wikepedia entry on it, which also states that the film’s international title was ‘Euro Pudding’). Yet for me the film’s sometimes quirky style falls just short of effective, its humour falls just short of funny, and its plot falls just short of interesting. It seemed to be the result of an EU committee discussion on how to give our beloved Super State a human face. Or, at least, to satisfy the requirements and stipulations of an EU film-sponsorship grant form. In short, a bit of a Euro Pudding.
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- PeterSays from Romsey
- Posted 04 Dec 2006 11:37
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7 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Erasmus would be proud...
French guy,wants to be hired by French company looking to expand into Spain, doesnt speak Spanish, solution?Spend a year studying in Spain. Cue blubbing girlfriend and estranged mother.French guy in Barcelona equals problems.Finally finds house with kinda stereotypical housemates from all over Europe. All live happily ever after...(Not really but dont wanna spoil it for you. Rent it even to see the wonderfulness that is Barcelona.Ol?!)
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