Les parasites (1999)

Director:

Philippe de Chauveron

Writers:

Oulage Abour, Philippe de Chauveron

Stars:

Lionel Abelanski, Oulage Abour, Sabine Bail

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lionel Abelanski	...	Mathias, dit Psycho
Oulage Abour	...	Oulage
Sabine Bail	...	Patricia
Pascal Elbé	...	Benoît
Atmen Kelif	...	Jean-Luc
Roland Marchisio	...	Bruno
Frédéric Saurel	...	Théo
Elie Semoun	...	Brig. Schmitt
Estelle Skornik	...	Brigitte
Sabrina Van Tassel	...	Coralie
Leonor Varela	...	Fidelia
Jean-François Gallotte	...	Brig. Gilbert
Ariane Pirie	...	Mme Drey
Jean-Luc Porraz	...	M. Drey
André Penvern	...	Albert Wurtz

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

French

Release Date:

20 January 1999 (France)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Eskwad, M6 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A crescendo of laughter!

I remember paying for my ticket and sitting in a mostly empty cinema, devoid of any expectation, and what a revelation it was! I laughed throughout, each pun, each line of dialogue perfectly hitting the mark. Now, I'm not saying that this movie is the work of a genius or that it is particularly subtle, because it isn't, but the group of people which made the movie was in a state of grace, they obviously were at the right place at the right time (in their career), working in perfect harmony and bringing a ton of ideas to an otherwise average movie director, the casting is perfect, Oulage Arbour is hilarious, and so is the rest of the cast. All the characters are nuts, excessive, almost caricatures, and yet they somehow feel real and almost endearing. The humor is just spot on, very fast, as if high on cocaine! It's just a blast to see the hero's seemingly simple plan of going to a New Year's Eve party to seal the deal, so to speak, with his would be girlfriend, go down the drain. As expected everything goes wrong and hilarity ensues, well for me anyway. Just give it a try, it just might surprise you!