The Visitors
by Jean-Marie Poiré
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Actor: Christian Bujeau, Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Marie-Anne Chazel, Valérie LemercierDirector: Jean-Marie Poiré
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Writer: Christian Clavier
Cinematographer: Jean-Yves Le Mener
Writer: Jean-Marie Poiré
Editor: Catherine Kelber
Producer: Alain Terzian
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
Published: 2001-09-01
DVD Release Date: 2001-09-11
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Miramax
DVD Reviews of The Visitors
DVD Review: Merci mes bons Amis !
Summary: 4 Stars
you American people writting reviews on Amazon just rock my world !!!
I was very glad and shall I admit, surprised to see so many great reviews of this film that is a total French modern classic. I never thought that this kind of very French and sometimes perhaps not so subtle humour would cross over well to the States. Apparently it does, it's true that after American Pie and such, who could cast the first stone to blame the not so subtle jokes... ;o)
anyway, don't feel offended.
So this film is a classic in France, I saw it for the first time when I was 7 or 8 and it was just one of my favourites, the dialogues were all over the playground and lines : "c'est OKKKKKKK!" and "mais qu'est ce que c'est que ce bins ?!" as well as the now famous light joke "jour. nuit." and the crazy "mais Monsieur Ouille, pas avec votre poncho !!!" are still ringing a bell for any French person who hasn't lived as an hermit for the last 15 years.
This film comes from a long and prolific tradition of French comedies starting in the late 70's with the Bande du Splendid, a group of actors and comics working together and eventually making it extremely big in France. Their all time classic, possibly the single most famous French film ever (at least in France) "Santa Close is a bastard" (I don't know the official american title for "le père Noël est une ordure"). This film was a play before (if you ask me better than the film) and is completely zany and very rude, crude, politically incorrect and simply hillarious. If your francophilia or curiousity asks for something to watch with friends, try to find the film. It's just CULT in France, every Christmas you see it on TV (better than the Wizard of Oz ;o)
To go with Les Visiteurs and Le père Noël, I also recommand Les Bronzés (the suntanned ??) especially the sequel Les Bronzés font du ski (even better than the original). With the same actors (Clavier, Lhermitte, Chazel, Jugniot...)that traces the 'adventures' of a group of middle class friends, first on some touristic island ressort and then skying in the Alpes. These films are extremely funny and are classics as well.
If you appreciate Thierry Lhermitte (who was reaaaally cute in his time) you may want to check out the more recent Le Placard (the closet) and Dinner Game, in which he excels as usual. These comedies are in the same tradition even though slightly more elaborate.
As many have underlined, language is very important in French films, even if slapstick is also a great favorite, therefore everything might not come through subtitles, but these films are so funny that the subtitles cannot completely kill that.
The very best French comedy of the last years was Asterix and Obelix Mission Cleopatra,it is extremely referential in its humour so I don't really know how much is understandable by a foreign audience who knows nothing about Canal + and its particular humour, however it is really untertaining and very glossy/fancy (very expansive for a French film) so check it out if you feel down, the allusions to American culture are plenty and friendly. (yes, guess what: the French are not American haters, they just have a critical mind and hate Freedom fries ;op )
I put 4 * and not 5 because as a cinephile I consider that Les Visiteurs is not quality quality; but that's just because I am elitist. In terms of cheer entertainment and laughs it is worth 5*.
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