Tais-toi! (2003)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Francis Veber

Writers:

Francis Veber (screenplay)
Serge Frydman (idea)

Release Date:

22 October 2003 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, Ruby, a brooding outlaw encounters Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant who befriends him...

Plot Keywords:

Escape | Mental Institution | Warden | Death Of Loved One | Jockey

Cast

Gérard Depardieu	...	Quentin
Jean Reno	...	Ruby
Richard Berry	...	Vernet
André Dussollier	...	Le psychiatre prison
Jean-Pierre Malo	...	Vogel
Jean-Michel Noirey	...	Lambert
Laurent Gamelon	...	Mauricet
Aurélien Recoing	...	Rocco
Vincent Moscato	...	Raffi
Ticky Holgado	...	Martineau
Michel Aumont	...	Nosberg
Leonor Varela	...	Katia / Sandra
Loic Brabant	...	Jambier (as Loïc Brabant)
Arnaud Cassand	...	Bourgoin
Edgar Givry	...	Visinet

Also Known As:

Ruby & Quentin (France) (working title) (USA)
Les tourtereaux (France) (working title)
Shut Up! (UK)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | UK:12A | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 (f) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Chile:TE

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)

Quotes:

Quentin: Hi. I'm Quentin from Montargis.
Ruby: Why not tell him who I am too?
Quentin: Oh sorry. He's Ruby from Puteaux.
Ruby: Farout...

Movie Connections:

Features Ice Age (2002)

Money well spent

The film posters are all over the city, in almost every underground station you can see them. Normally that makes me suspicious. Films with too much advertising usually are bad and in desperate need of viewers. So I went to the cinema with a funny feeling in my stomach. I love to see both leading actors very much and do so for years. I don't care what they do, I go and see it. But of course I prefer a good film to a bad one. And I thought a film with both my best-loved French actors couldn't fail.

And you know what? The funny feeling in my stomach... gone after the first five minutes!!! This is a typical Francis Veber film, but one of the better ones, definitely. I laughed so much, my jaw started hurting after a while. I can't say, that there were no stereotypes in there, that the story is brilliant or that the jokes were completely new. In this film what counts are the two leading performances next to strong supporting ones, the fact that there is no boring moment and the Francis Veber touch to the script. Afterwards, coming out of the cinema, I felt good for the rest of the day and I know I will buy the DVD when it comes out. Sometimes I think it's fair to define a good film just by the good feeling you have while watching it.

9 out of 10.