The Dinner Game
Summary:
Francis Veber wrote and directed this film adaptation (with animated opening credits) of his own play, Le diner de cons, about a competition among a group of friends to see who can find the stupidest person to bring to dinner (as indicated by the original French title, since "con" means someone who's a total dumbbell). The dinners are held each Wednesday night, and French publisher... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Thierry Lhermitte - (Pierre Brochant)
Jacques Villeret - (Francois Pignon)
Francis Huster - (Leblanc)
Alexandra Van Der Noot - (Christine)
Daniel Prévost - (Cheval)
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Review:
Comedies which rely on persons of limited intelligence to generate laughs range from the sublime (the work of Laurel and Hardy) to the questionable (Dumb and Dumber). In the case of Francis Veber's The Dinner Game, the laughs are on the allegedly intelligent and cultured Pierre Brochant (Thierry Lhermitte), and not at the ex... Continue >>
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