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4.1/10   156 votes
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Director:
Ariel Zeitoun
Writer:
Florence Quentin (original scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
Contact:
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Release Date:
10 December 1997 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Un film qui a les idées larges
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User Comments:
Nothing you've seen before more (2 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Michel Boujenah ... Alain Berrebi

Gérard Depardieu ... Jean Bourdalou
Elsa Zylberstein ... Arlette Stern
Catherine Jacob ... Lorène Benguigui

Gina Lollobrigida ... Gaby Berrebi
Gad Elmaleh ... Samy
Felix Fiebich ... Nathan Stern
Maurice Chevit ... David Stern
Jenny Clève ... Renée Bourdalou
Anna Loubeyre ... Mémé Perret
Delphine Schiltz ... Morgane
Pierre Zimmer ... Baptiste Bourdalou
Oulage Abour ... Marco
Emmanuelle Riva ... Sonia Stern
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Isaach Brami ... Salomon
Didier Cauchy ... Labro
Jérôme Chalou ... Automobiliste
Léon Cornut ... Curé
Paulette Djilali ... Nénée

Eriq Ebouaney ... Omar
Pascal Elbé ... François Stern
Frédéric Ester ... Boxeur
Eric Fourniols ... Chauffeur taxi new york
Franck Giraud ... Garçon de café
Alain Goldman ... Religieux
Samir Guesmi ... Livreur pizza
Maurice Illouz ... Médecin

Sylvia Kauders ... Secrétaire
Muriel Kenn ... Zana
Richard Laune ... Livreur fleurs
Maurice Levy ... Elie
Nordine Mouchi ... Boxeur
Yann Roussel ... Patron chinois
Birgitta Scholz ... Kim
Luc Sindres ... Commerçant
Sidney Smadja ... Entraineur match de boxe

Karen Strassman ... Attachée de presse

Vincent Tulli ... Chauffeur
Charlotte Vermeil ... La Styliste
Ron Wall ... Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ariel Zeitoun 
 
Writing credits
Florence Quentin (original scenario, adaptation and dialogue)

Produced by
Patrick Batteux .... executive producer: New York
Alain Goldman .... producer
 
Original Music by
Goran Bregovic 
 
Cinematography by
Philippe Pavans de Ceccatty 
 
Film Editing by
Hugues Darmois 
 
Casting by
Pierre Amzallag 
 
Production Design by
Dominique André 
Rolf Grimsted 
Jennifer Alex Nickason  (as Jenny Alex)
 
Costume Design by
Edith Vesperini 
 
Makeup Department
Patrick Girault .... hair stylist
Paul Le Marinel .... key makeup artist
Nathalie Martel .... makeup artist
Régine Navaro .... key makeup artist
Ghislaine Tortereau .... key hair stylist
 
Production Management
Jérôme Chalou .... production manager
Christine De Jekel .... unit manager
Michel Imbert .... assistant production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Fourniols .... first assistant director
Franck Giraud .... second assistant director
Pascal Guérin .... first assistant director: retakes
Sophie Le Tallec .... assistant director
Eric McGinty .... first assistant director: New York
Laure Monrréal .... second assistant director
Joshua Zeman .... first assistant director: New York
 
Art Department
André Baccot .... carpenter
Sarah Barbault .... assistant art director
Thierry Carini .... construction manager
Jean-Jacques Chapelle .... carpenter
Christian Gazio .... property master
Bertrand Guinnebault .... painter
Peter Hammond .... key painter
Virginie Hernvann .... assistant decorator
Patrick Jamot .... painter
Christophe Lomax .... painter
Danielle Mainard .... set dresser
Françoise Malaplate .... painter
Yann Megard .... assistant decorator
Claude Potier .... carpenter
Pierre Roger .... painter
Séverine Roger .... draper
Alain Strasser .... carpenter
Patrick Veron .... carpenter
Stéphanie Veron .... carpenter
 
Sound Department
Anne Le Campion .... assistant sound mixer
Arthur Le Roux .... boom operator
Alain Lévy .... post-synchronization
Laurent Lévy .... foley artist
Pascal Mazière .... assistant foley artist
Vincent Tulli .... sound
Emmanuel Ughetto .... assistant sound
Dominique Vieillard .... sound designer
Dominique Vieillard .... sound editor
 
Visual Effects by
Frederic Moreau .... visual effects
 
Stunts
Alain Guerillot .... stunts
Gérard Kuhnl .... stunts
Roland Neunreuther .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Beeman .... key grip: New York (as Daniel Beaman)
Roseline Casal-Serra .... still photographer
Paul Colangelo .... second assistant camera: New York
Hervé Dabbadie .... second assistant camera
Patrick de Ranter .... Steadicam operator
Christophe Dural .... gaffer
Bernard Estève .... electrician
Manuel Henry .... second assistant camera
Thierry Jault .... camera operator
David Koskas .... still photographer
Mouloud Lakrout .... electrician
Bruno Le Cardonnel .... grip
Christophe Legal .... first assistant camera
Valentin Monge .... Steadicam operator
Toshiaki Ozawa .... gaffer: New York
Kris Theuwis .... grip
Thierry Van Laere .... key grip
Philippe Vizy .... grip
Alicia Weber .... camera operator: New York
Bernard Wuthrich .... Steadicam operator
 
Casting Department
Kristel Alberts .... extras casting
Marc Bellini .... casting assistant
Donna DeSeta .... casting: New York
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurence Nicolas .... costumer
Gil Noir .... costumer
Maria Oufkir .... wardrobe
Stéphane Rollot .... costumer (as Stephan Rollot)
 
Editorial Department
Brigitte Chanteloube .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Laetitia Beverini .... script supervisor
April Blair .... production office coordinator: New York
Alain Blanchard .... location manager
Nicole Cobac .... production administrator
Marylène Dastugue .... production secretary
Donna Farmer .... production accountant
Vanessa Fourgeaud .... production coordinator
Sarah Gyllenstierna .... production assistant
Colette Martin .... assistant accountant
Kelly Nathe .... production assistant: New York
Muriel Romana .... assistant: Alain Goldman
Helene Sjoblom .... production assistant: New York
Sophie Thévenet-Becker .... continuity
Hilary Wolk .... production coordinator: New York
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
XXL, Un film qui a les idées larges (France) (poster title)
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
France
Language:
French | Yiddish | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:L | Argentina:13
Company:
Gaumont more

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3 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Nothing you've seen before, 1 March 2000
2/10
Author: Phroggy from Paris, France

This one looks like a multi-stars, multi-budgeted rehash of Thomas Gilou's smash hit "La vérité si je mens", playing again on the manierism of the French Jewish community from the garment district. The first half-an-hour is so cliché-ridden it turns boring, then it catches some life, but gives too little, too late. The whole scenario feels like something taken out of a Seventies comedy reject, when French cinema rode on clichés and poor production value. Poorly marketed in France (nobody knew what it exactly was about.), this one went straight to video in other countries, and it has the feel of a so-so TV movie. Yes, even now, French cinema keeps on churning this kind of old-fashioned time-waster. too bad so many good actors got caught in the lurch.

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