Pot Luck details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cecile De France, Kevin Bishop, Kelly Reilly, Judith Godreche |
| Director: | Cedric Klapisch |
| Genres: | Comedy - General, Drama - Romantic, Romance, World Cinema - Danish |
| Studio: | CINEFILM |
| Original title | L'auberge espagnole |
| Name | Discs | |
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Pot Luck |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 2 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 25 Oct 2004 |
| Main languages: | French, English, Spanish, Danish, German |
| Subtitles: | English |
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EU DIRECTIVE: 1 2C BT NT GR8
By PeterSays (108 reviews) from Romsey , 04 Dec 2006[Highly rated reviewer]
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.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(48)Decent but flimsy
By ChrisReynolds (4 reviews) , 12 May 2013Most of the characters are essentially stereotypes, though there are attempts to give them a bit more depth, and the film does have some amusing moments. The plot mainly revolves around the characters cheating on each other and evading responsibility, which makes the characters unlikeable, but does give a realistic portrayal of feckless students.- Was this review helpful to you?
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yawn- no thanks
By craggus (1 review) , 28 Dec 2012funny in points but struggling to find the point of the film? nothing much develops- more like a collection of scenes around a group of flatmates that are strung together. give it a miss- Was this review helpful to you?
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A truly European film
By a customer , 15 Dec 2012I loved this film. It celebrates everything wonderful about being a European. It made me laugh, it made me smile and most importantly it made me want to get on the first plane to Barcelona. One minute they're speaking French, then English, then Spanish. And the soundtrack is fabulous too. Watch it!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Great if you've ever lived abroad!
By MzBizkitz (67 reviews) , 13 Oct 2012Despite all the bad reviews of this I really liked it. It reminded me of living abroad and all the characters you get and how hard/easy it is to get to know some people. Shame that so many people have given this a bad rating.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Wanna wach good movie?
By Agga (1 review) , 07 Jul 2012Amazing movie! Love it!
You need to see both of them - The Russian dolls as well!
I will definitely add it to my movie collection!- Was this review helpful to you?
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