Bouquet final (2008)

An American funeral director is recruited to a job in Paris.

Director:

Michel Delgado

Writers:

Michel Delgado, Sylvie Pialat (idea)

Stars:

Didier Bourdon, Marc-André Grondin, Bérénice Bejo

Cast

Credited cast:
Didier Bourdon	...	Gervais Bron
Marc-André Grondin	...	Gabriel
Bérénice Bejo	...	Claire
Marthe Keller	...	Nickye
Gérard Depardieu	...	Hugo
Anne Girouard	...	Natacha
Chantal Neuwirth	...	Evelyne
Marilu Marini	...	Carmen
Valérie Bonneton	...	Marie Thanato
Michel Galabru	...	M. Froissard
Philippe Laudenbach	...	Le général
Jean-Pierre Tagliaferri	...	Le chef gitan (as Jean-Pierre Tagliaferi)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Claudine Acs	...	Madame Froissart
Majid Berhila	...	Serrurier
Fabrice Blind	...	Régis

Storyline

An American funeral director is recruited to a job in Paris.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Gaumont [fr]

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

5 November 2008 (France)

Also Known As:

Final Arrangements

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont, Les Films du Worso

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Did You Know?

Connections

References ER (1994)

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Soundtracks

"Gonna Get Along Without You Now"
Performed by Soraya

User Reviews

Final arrangements

A comedy about funerals? It has been done before to good results. No wonder the director, Michel Delgado, whose first film this is, found it appropriate to bring some light moments to the finality, and the arrangements most of us find ourselves having to chose how we want a loved one to be treated after they have departed this world.

Gervais Bron, a funeral director, aspires to a higher position in a firm that deals in these matters. Alas, he does not have the image the executives want. Therefore, the job goes to the much younger Gabriel, who will have to do his training under the supervision of Gervais. To complicate matters, Gabriel, eager to show he can be an asset to the company sells an expensive funeral to the grandfather of Claire, the girl he likes.

The film is mildly funny. Michel Placido directs his first film without breaking new ground. The comedy shows Didier Bourdon as Gervais and Marc-Andre Bourdin playing Gabriel. The supporting roles include Gerard Depardieu and Marthe Keller, both actors of some stature in the French cinema, playing the eccentric parents of Gabriel. Bernice Bejo makes an attractive Claire.