Foon (2005)A quasi-musical-comedy which descends into horror, set in the early sixties in a college on the outskirts of West Philadelphia... See full synopsis » |
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Alexandre Brik | ... |
Brian
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Mayane Delem | ... |
Cindy Pam
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Morgan Perez | ... |
Teddy
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Zack
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Vanessa Pivain | ... |
Nancy
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Deborah Saïag | ... |
Maria
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Mika Tard | ... |
Janis
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Isabelle Vitari | ... |
Bernadette
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Martine Chevallier | ... |
Miss Smokingkills
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Dominique Frot | ... |
Miss Ashtrey
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Constance Dollé | ... |
Susan
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Bob
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Michel Fau | ... |
Miss Petchers
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Harry
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Stéphane Metzger | ... |
Sam
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A quasi-musical-comedy which descends into horror, set in the early sixties in a college on the outskirts of West Philadelphia... See full synopsis »
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FranceRelease Date:
30 November 2005 (France) See more »Box Office
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€1,400,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Here we see once again how it is possible to make a movie with a classic scenario and turn over the whole genre. The musical/college style was revisited by french comedy and turned into a cynical parody of rivalry at American High Schools and its consequences.
Although these consequences are clearly overdone, and arguably at some points the directors went even over that limit ----SPOILER ALERT!!!---- //don't read any further if you don't want your movie experience to get ruined// when alleging to Kennedy's Assassinate or when turning towards black humor,----END OF SPOILER---- it is characteristic of what makes french comedy: not to be afraid of exaggerations nor of political (un-)correctness.
I do recommend this movie to anyone, with a slight preference to people familiar with the french language and its expressions. Indeed, a lot of jokes are about french/English language mix-ups who might appear boring or unoriginal to those who can't identify with their subtleties.
8/10