The Dinner of Idiots

the Dinner of idiots is a film French, carried out by Francis Veber, left on the screens in 1998. It is about the adaptation of the play of same Veber in which Jacques Villeret played the same part.

Synopsis

Each Stitching Pierre Wednesday, celebrates Parisian editor, organizes with friends a “Dîner on Con S”: each pleasing organizer with him a “idiot” whom it unearthed randomly. Then, the organizers make fun of the “idiots” all the evening without the latter not realizing there. At the conclusion of the meal, one chooses the champion. A friend found fabulous to him: François Pinion which is impassioned for constructions in matches. But nothing will be held as envisaged…

Data sheet

Title: the Dinner of idiots
Realization: Francis Veber
Scenario: Francis Veber
Music: Vladimir Cosma
Film French
Coming out date: April 15th 1998
Format: colors - 2,25:1 (Cinemascope) - its numerical Dolby - 35 mm
Kind: comedy
Lasted: 87 minutes
Any public

Distribution

Jacques Villeret: François Pinion
Thierry Lhermitte: Pierre Stitching
Francis Huster: Right Leblanc
Alexandra Vandernoot: Christine Stitching
Daniel Prévost: Lucien Horse
Catherine Frot: Marlene Sifter
Edgar Givry: Jean Rope-maker
Christian Pereira: Doctor Sorbier
Pétronille Moss: Miss Blond

Rewards

César 1999 : Better actor for Jacques Villeret
César 1999: Better actor in a supporting role for Daniel Prévost
César 1999: Better scenario for Francis Veber

Anecdotes

This French film is one of rare to have had an important success in England. Anglophone humor is particularly sensitive to the word games, there is one of size here of them, in the middle of the history. Indeed, one uses in slang the term wiener which means " raté" and approaches winner , the winner.

the character of François Pignon is recurring in works of Francis Veber. One finds it under the features of Jacques Brel in the Bloody nuisance of Edouard Molinaro, of Pierre Richard in Comp2ere and in Fugitive the , of Daniel Auteuil in the Wall cupboard as well as Gad Elmaleh in the Lining .

It is the second recurring character after François Perrin interpreted in turn by Pierre Richard ( the Large Fair one with a black shoe, the Toy, the Goat ), by Patrick Dewaere ( Coup of head ) and by Patrick Bruel ( the Jaguar ).

According to a recent emission on Direct 8, the dialog “It is called Juste Leblanc” -- “Good Ah? it does not have a first name?” would have been inspired by one lived of Just Fontaine, the former football player.

Remake

A American Remake is in the course of turning.

An Indian film, Bheja Fry , is based on this film. Realized by Sagar Ballary, the history remains the same one, although details changed to adapt film to the Indian context.

Play (2007)

External bond

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