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

not bad...

Alain Chabat is a very popular French actor. This movie constitutes his first transition behind the camera. Far from being a perfect success, "Didier" remains a fair and honest comedy.

Alain Chabat adopted a correct making that contains interesting clever visuals and ringing brainwaves. It succeeds in compensating a rather slight screenplay. It's based on a convenient situation: this is the story of a man (Jean-Pierre Bacri) who's very embarrassed because he's got to cope with several problems, especially professional. One of his friend asks him to take care of his dog, "Didier". One morning, "Didier" has become a man... Moreover, some parts of the screenplay make it conventional, Didier will find out (unwittingly) the solution to solve his master's worries and predictable (imagine the feelings of people who see a man on the street who behaves like a dog).

At last, the movie loses of its lure when it comes to deal with football (Jean-Pierre Bacri plays the role of an unlucky trainer). Despite everything, some dialogs and several sequences are funny enough to burst into laughter. The result isn't great but it's nice. It's also a movie with an ounce of fantastic. One last thing: Alain Chabat had the good idea by not revealing the truth about Didier's transformation into a man.