Didier (1997)

Director:

Alain Chabat

Writer:

Alain Chabat

Stars:

Elliot, Caroline Cellier, Jean-Pierre Bacri

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elliot	...	Didier
Caroline Cellier	...	Annabelle
Jean-Pierre Bacri	...	Jean-Pierre Costa
Pascal Gennesseaux	...	Kevin Deer
Laurent Dailland	...	Bob Dayanovitch
Jean-Marie Frin	...	Richard Guerra
Chantal Lauby	...	Solange
Claude Berri	...	Type aéroport #1
Jérôme Seydoux	...	Type aéroport #2
Isabelle Gélinas	...	Maria
Pierre Amzallag	...	Le type mou
Sasha Rucavina	...	La collègue Maria (as Sasha Rukavina)
Michel Hazanavicius	...	Fabrice (as Michel Hazanavivius)
Zinedine Soualem	...	Camel Mimouni
Lionel Abelanski	...	Charlie Abitbol

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

soccer football | friendship | one word title | dog | character name in title

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Taglines:

Ce qu'il y a de meilleur en l'homme c'est le chien.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Sport

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Details

Country:

France Belgium Switzerland

Language:

French

Release Date:

29 January 1997 (France)

Also Known As:

Didier - koiruuksia kerrakseen

Filming Locations:

Montpellier, Hérault, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Katharina, Renn Productions, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

A lot of funny things are written in the ending credits. And a lot of names are also written with their nicknames. At the end we can read: "Nous ne remercions pas pour leur collaboration: René Bousquet, Maurice Papon et le pape Pie XIII." ("We don't thank for their collaboration...")

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Connections

Featured in Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre - Le Comankonafé (2002)

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Soundtracks

"La ramène pas"
Performed by Raggasonic

User Reviews

Underestimated

This movie comes after a succession of french comedies in which you don't laugh at the characters, rather with the characters. Such comedies as Les Trois Frères were a bit irritating in that sense. Alain Chabat, a former "kind of" French Saturday Night Live host, has to have intended to butt in that wave. The result is a genuine show of force. His on-screen duo with France's best screenwriter Jean-Pierre Bacri (On Connaît La Chanson, Un Air De Famille) is a real treat. Alain Chabat really is a dog, and has always been. Bacri really is a master, and always will be. The rendering is amazing, the cinematography is a pleasant surprise. Chabat himself still doesn't undertand today that he directed a masterpiece, as proof his TV appearance with Fabrice Lucchini, where the latter paid tribute to the movie as one of the best comedies of all time, while Chabat was thinking he was being mocked.