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Le Diner De Cons on DVD
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Despite frequently betraying its stage origins, writer/director Francis Veber's splutteringly funny farce — a box-office hit in France — is a model of snowball comedy. From the moment publisher Thierry Lhermitte agrees to exhibit matchstick model-maker Jacques Villeret at one of his clique's “idiot dinners”, his idyllic existence begins to fall apart as this balding bundle of good intentions dismantles his deceptions with devastating artlessness. Lhermitte is admirably selfless as the despicable straight man, but Villeret has fashioned a masterly creation: a buffoonish descendant of Stan Laurel, Inspector Clouseau and Norman Wisdom whose every word and gesture have catastrophic consequences. One can only wait in trepidation for the imminent American remake.
Enjoyable, expertly constructed, cruel farce of misunderstandings in which a sophisticated man's life is unravelled by a well-meaning fool. Time Out Supercilious publisher Brochant (Lhermitte) needs a buffoon for his dining circle's 'idiot's dinner' party. Whoever... Read more on www.timeout.com Members ReviewsReviews Voted Most HelpfulMost Recent Reviews |
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