Olé! (2005)

Director:

Florence Quentin

Writers:

Alexis Quentin, Florence Quentin

Stars:

Gad Elmaleh, Gérard Depardieu, Sabine Azéma

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gad Elmaleh	...	Ramon Holgado
Gérard Depardieu	...	François Veber
Sabine Azéma	...	Alexandra Veber
Valeria Golino	...	Carmen Holgado
Gaëlle Bona	...	Stéphanie
Valentin Merlet	...	Alexandre Veber
Mar Sodupe	...	Mme Escobar
Isabelle Caubère	...	Violaine, la secrétaire
Xavier Couture	...	Arnault Delahaye
Bob Swaim	...	Andrew Nicholson
Roger Pierre	...	M. Sonnier
Claudine Coster	...	Nora Sonnier
Zinedine Soualem	...	Le chauffeur CL500
Cédric Chevalme	...	Bruce
Vincent Dubois	...	Le chauffeur de Laurent

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

7 December 2005 (France)

Filming Locations:

France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$377,414 (France) (23 December 2005)

Gross:

$3,554,837 (Europe) (23 December 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ARP Sélection, TF1 Films Production, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Spick and Spanish? Not really

First-time director has a reasonable track record as a writer with Life Is A Long Tranquil River and Tatie Danielle among her credits and I suppose she takes a decent stab at it but ultimately it's a disappointment. Trivia-buffs will note that director Bob Swaim (Le Balance) makes an appearance and when you're reduced to saying things like that you know you're in trouble. Gad Elmalah, who, incredibly, is a 'name' in France, plays the Spanish-born chauffeur to tycoon Francois Veber - a little too close to FranCIS Veber for comfort - Depardieu and the pair are not so much master-and-servant as buddies, as are their wives. Ramon's wife is also Spanish and has a yen to return to Spain so when he pretends not to understand English when driving a business acquaintance of Veber's to an appointment the man feels able to speak freely about stock-market activity and before you can say Dow Jones the chauffeur is rolling in the green stuff and has a villa in Spain. And that's about it. A few humorous moments, Sabine Azema with not much to do as Madame Veber but doing it professionally as you'd expect. Let's say pleasant and leave it at that.