Le dîner de cons (1998)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.7/10   

Director:

Francis Veber

Guionista:

Francis Veber (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

25 junio 1999 (USA)

Género:

Comedia

Plot:

Each week, Pierre and his friends organize what is called as "un dîner de cons". Everyone brings the dumbest guy he could find as a guest...

Plot Keywords:

Dinner | Model Builder | Social Satire | Paris | Dinner Party

Premios:

5 wins & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Very funny in a slightly cruel way

Reparto

Thierry Lhermitte	...	Pierre Brochant
Jacques Villeret	...	François Pignon
Francis Huster	...	Juste Leblanc
Daniel Prévost	...	Lucien Cheval
Alexandra Vandernoot	...	Christine Brochant
Catherine Frot	...	Marlène Sasseur
Benoît Bellal	...	Host 1
Jacques Bleu	...	Host 3
Philippe Brigaud	...	Tanner (boomerang thrower)
Michel Caccia	...	Guest 1
Laurent Gendron	...	Guest 2
Mykhaël Georges-Schar	...	Host 2
Edgar Givry	...	Cordier
Pierre-Arnaud Juin	...	Boissonade
Daniel Martin	...	Messignac

También conocida como:

The Dinner Game (Canada: English title) (International: English title) (USA)
Hay un tonto en mi casa (Argentina) [es]
La cena de los idiotas (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language.

Duración:

80 min | Turkey:75 min (TV version)

País:

France

Idioma:

Francés

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Chile:TE | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Locaciones de Filmación:

Evecquemont, Yvelines, France

Compañía:

Gaumont International

Trivialidades:

Característica del director: [Francis Veber] [François Pignon]features a likeable idiot called François Pignon.

Errores:

Continuidad: At the beginning, the train has two locomotives, then with four, then back to two.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

Banda de Sonido:

Le temps ne fait rien à l'affaire

Very funny in a slightly cruel way

Pierre Brochant and his friends have a weekly dinner party where each invites an idiot they meet to attend. They then let the `idiots' talk and laugh at them - each week the winner is the one who brings the biggest idiot. However this week Brochant's idiot, François Pignon arrives at his house to find that he has injured his back and cannot go. About to leave, Pignon stops when the answer-phone reveals a message that Brochant's wife is leaving him. He tries to help the situation and Brochant sort of needs him to, but he can't help but make things a little worse every time.

The premise of this film made it sound like it was set at the dinner party of the title and it put me of a little as I didn't like the cruel sound of it. However the actual plot occurs in Brochant's flat, but it does still have a cruel streak that is a little unpleasant. Because Pignon is such a nice little man it is hard to see him so openly reviled and mocked by Brochant, I know the plot requires it but it was done with more than a little malice and at times left a bitter taste in the mouth. However, for the majority the film is actually very funny in a slight way. The laughs generally come from buffoonery from Pignon at Brochant's expense!

The plot does turn around to be one of lessons towards the end which is good, and the story does have a good message of acceptance through it. The actors do pretty well with their broad characters, although they are allowed a little expansion towards the end of the film. Lhermitte's cold hearted bastard is a little to hard and cruel without enough in the way of being judged by the film. Villeret makes the film and perfectly makes Pignon a likeable and warm little fellow but still undeniably makes him the type of person who you would cross the road to avoid. The beauty of this is that, when Brochant learns his lesson, we as the audience also learn something too. Support roles are good but this film is mostly a double-hander which the two leads carry well.

Light and funny despite the slightly cruel nature of the plot, this film is well worth a watch. The humour is very much situation based and relies on plot devices to move it on, but it's quite fresh and amusing and makes for an enjoyable 90 minutes.