La thune (1991)

Director:

Philippe Galland

Writers:

Catherine Breillat, Philippe Galland

Stars:

Sami Bouajila, Sophie Aubry, Martin Lamotte

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sami Bouajila	...	Kamel
Sophie Aubry	...	Edwige
Martin Lamotte	...	Le père d'Edwige / Edwige's father
Isabelle Petit-Jacques	...	La mère d'Edwige / Edwige's mother
Léa Drucker	...	Edwige's best friend
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Simon Allix	...	Le meilleur ami
Meyriam Berrabah	...	Aïcha
Christine Citti	...	Une journaliste
Idriss	...	Nabil
Agatha Kigelman	...	Edwige à 7 ans
Christophe Nda	...	Jimmy
Brigitte Roüan	...	L'avocate
Roger Trapp	...	Le maire
Mahmoud Zemmouri	...	Patron Ali

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

20 November 1991 (France)

Also Known As:

Money

Company Credits

Production Co:

Initial Groupe, Machinassou, Société Générale de Gestion Cinématographique (SGGC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Politically correct

This is a good example of what can be called the "French politically correct cinema." A young Arab (A "beur" ), completely unscrupulous ,tries to use his girlfriend's bourgeois parents ,to make his way of life.Edwige,the young girl ,is of course sick and tired of her bourgeois milieu,in the grand tradition of the post-68 ideology.

He makes a manful attempt to crack the commercial coconut ( the big business of the Easter market,the chocolate hens(!)).He tries to convince his pals that they can earn much more money that way.

Perhaps,if France had had someone like Billy Wilder ,it would have succeeded...perhaps...or at least Etienne Chatiliez..