Les hommes préfèrent les grosses (1981)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Jean-Marie Poiré

Writers:

Josiane Balasko (writer)
Jean-Marie Poiré (writer)

Release Date:

19 August 1981 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Lesbianism | Sex | Female Nudity | Model | Scrabble

Cast

Josiane Balasko	...	Lydie Langlois
Luis Rego	...	Gérard Langlois
Dominique Lavanant	...	Arlette
Daniel Auteuil	...	Jean-Yves
Ariane Lartéguy	...	Èva
Thierry Lhermitte	...	Hervé
Xavier Saint-Macary	...	Ronald
François-Eric Gendron	...	Adrien
Martin Lamotte	...	Paul Berthellot (as Martin Lamothe)
Patricia Malvoisin	...	Carole
Herma Vos	...	Jocelyn
Arja	...	Une copine d'Èva
Valérie Kaprisky	...	Une copine d'Èva (as Valérie Cheres)
Franck-Olivier Bonnet	...	Le voisin musclé
Béatrice Avoine

Also Known As:

Men Prefer Fat Girls

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

typical french comedy

Obviously not designed for international audience, this movie is underrated as an example of the french humor. Luis Rego is big fun, as usual, and in my opinion this is the very best movie (I hesitate for 'le père Noël est une ordure') for Josiane Balasko. This is a french movie, about french social relations ( we found another good example in 'elle court elle court la banlieue') and lodging in Paris. a disgraced lower middle-class girl ( Josiane Balasko) seeks love and shares a flat with a glamour model who don't care about feelings.... Seems a quite complicated story at first but easy to watch and understand while you are in. There is not too much vulgarity in this movie ( for a french one, I mean) and the jokes and humorous situations are most often very good. A special mention to Luis Rego and Xavier Saint Macary. Just put the DVD in the box, relax and laugh. Don't think further more forget your sorrows and have a good time, that is my advice. France can produce good comedy, this is a very good example