La grande vadrouille streaming sous titres anglais

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In France, but also in the neighboring countries like Belgium (where yours truly lives), 'La Grande Vadrouille' is more than just a cinematic classic? It's a cultural monument and even national heritage! I certainly don't intend to sound pretentious, but I doubt if such a movie could ever exist in the United States. If you like this definitely try to see `Le Corniaud', the first de Funes/Bourvil caper by Oury or why not `Mais ou est donc passГ© la 7ieme compagnie ?' as a prime example of the smart French vs not-so-smart German theme. Even the recent (2002) `Laissez-Passer' from much-acclaimed director Bertrand Tavernier is based on this premiss.

Up to that time movies made in France took war rather seriously, but `La grande vadrouille' sparked of an endless string of farces set in WWII which almost invariably depicted the French as very clever and cunning, always outwitting the Germans in the end. He was replaced by none other than Yves Montand. Bourvil and de Funes should be reunited again by Oury in `La folie des Grandeurs' but then sadly Bourvil passed away. Incidentally his next venture was to be the equally succesfull `The Brain', starring none other than David Niven (!) and Eli Wallach, backed up by Bourvil and Belmondo. Made on a lavish budget by Gerard Oury who would go on to make some other highly succesfull comedies, mostly starring big French stars as de Funes and Bourvil, but also Jean-Paul Belmondo, Pierre Richard and Christian Clavier. But also the hilarious script, some spectacular setpieces (including a spielbergesque chase by German sidecars) and a surprising finale all add up to making `Vadrouille' one of the best and most entertaining French movies ever. Movie relies bigtime on the clash of character between de Funes as the self-important musical director of the OpГ©ra de Paris and Bourvil as the simple housepainter. It runs more than two hours but moves along at an incredible pace.

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A perennial favourite on French TV during the Christmas or Easter holidays it is one of those rare movies you can watch over and over again without getting tired of it. Starring the famous Bourvil/Louis de Funes tandem it is a highly entertaining caper set in WWII German-occupied France, where these 2 unlikely heroes reluctantly must help some downed British airmen to escape. One of the most popular French movies of all time Sorry for the politically-incorrect opinion. Ask Shakespeare or Moliere: the play or movie will be funny only if it pokes cruel fun at someone, provided it is not at you. That is because the Hollywood bean-counters, who like to pass themselves off as artistic decision-makers, toned down most of the fun that had been made of homosexuals in the original movie. Being bilingual, I can testify that the original version is immensely more funny than the Hollywood remake.

Take the case of 'The Birdcage', a remake of the French comedy 'La cage aux folles' made some 20 years earlier. Hollywood has become so politically-correct that it now only dares make fun of a WASP male in a business suit, and of no one else. Here, fun is made of sexual stereotypes, of the British, of the French and, most of all, of the Germans, Nazis in this case. I believe that the answer is that the basis of all comedy is to make fun of someone. Why is this movie so funny? And why is it universally judged to be so by people who don't understand French culture? I have asked myself this question while watching it for the Nth time and while asking myself why most Hollywood 'comedies' made today are not funny at all.

La grande vadrouille streaming sous titres anglais