Le derrière (1999)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Valérie Lemercier

Writers:

Aude Lemercier (writer)
Valérie Lemercier (writer)

Release Date:

28 April 1999 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Frédérique's mother has died recently leaving her the family stud farm. She's never met her father, doesn't even know his name...

Plot Keywords:

Gay Bar | Horse | Gender Disguise | Paris France | Homosexuality

Cast

Valérie Lemercier	...	Frédérique / Frédéric Sénèque
Claude Rich	...	Pierre Arroux
Dieudonné	...	Francis
Marthe Keller	...	Christina
Patrick Catalifo	...	Jean-François
Didier Brengarth	...	Marc
Franck de la Personne	...	Georgette
Amira Casar	...	Anne-Laure
Didier Bénureau	...	Monsieur Mulot
Alain Doutey	...	Le patient français
Laurent Spielvogel	...	Patrick
Patrick Zard	...	Philippe (as Patrick Zard')
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edward Arckless	...	Le prof de danse
Monique Aussudre	...	La mère de Frédérique (voice)
François Baudot	...	Jacques, l'ami du brunch
Laurent Benoît	...	L'homme du vernissage
Jean-Yves Bouvier	...	Michel, le barman du Marthy's
Denis Braccini	...	Le cuirman du Victory
Joseph Carle	...	Germain, l'ex-amant de Francis
Fabienne Chaudat	...	Josy, la videuse du Victory
Oliver Compton	...	Ado fête de Christian
Suzanne Couderc	...	La charcutière
Alix de Konopka	...	Agnès, la voisine
Madeleine Desliens	...	Catherine, l'assistante de Pierre
Véronique de Villele	...	Edwige Lampoel, la soeur de Pierre
Thomas Dutronc	...	Julien, le fils de Christina
Alain Floret	...	L'antiquaire des puces
Nicolas Foenkinos	...	Ado fête de Christian
Nadia Fossier	...	Mathilde, la mère du bébé
Alice Gotheil	...	Ado fête de Christian
Thierry Gueugniau	...	Le vétérinaire
Emmanuel Guttierez	...	Christophe Van Huz, le gendre belge
Olivia Larrain	...	L'Américaine des toilettes
Laurent Lederer	...	Rosenblatt
Thérèse Leroux	...	La serveuse des puces
Elie Lison	...	Jean Lampoel, le beau-frère de Pierre
Colette Maire	...	Colette, la mère de Marc
Joseph Malerba	...	Un VRP à l'entrée du Victory
Marc Marcillac	...	Le râleur de la nuit
Josette Merienne	...	La mère du faux fils
Manuel Munz	...	L'amateur de champagne
Jérôme Navarro	...	L'homme du répondeur (voice)
Charlie Nelson	...	Le clochard sur le banc
Frank Nicotra	...	Un VRP à l'entrée du Victory
Jean-Marc Pancol	...	Le faux fils
Marie Rossi	...	La Factrice
Jean-Jacques Vanier	...	L'attaché de presse de Pierre
Guillaume Vizzone	...	Le serveur cafétéria

Also Known As:

From Behind (Hong Kong: English title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby

Certification:

France:U | Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Belgium

Company:

TF1 Films Production

An intriguing comedy with heart

Le Derrière tells the story of a provincial young woman (Lemercier) who, after the death of her mother, goes to Paris to look for her mysterious father (Rich) who is in fact a sympathetic, rich, snobbish and gay figure of the art scene. With the help of gay friends, she makes him believe that she's a boy, and moves to his place. Though this summary makes the movie look like the "Cage aux folles" sort of gay comedies, it's much better than this. Lemercier, a well-known comedian in France, has a bizarre talent for characters who, in spite of being "extreme" or close to caricature, are also touching and complex. She mixes physical (and sometimes gross) comedy with more subtle things (like the relationships between her father and his boy-friend). At the end of the film we really like these people and care for them. The last shot of the movie is a pure delight.