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The Cabbage Soup

Original title: La soupe aux choux
  • 19811981
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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The Cabbage Soup (1981)
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2 buddy farmers are visited by aliens who like their domestic cabbage soup.2 buddy farmers are visited by aliens who like their domestic cabbage soup.2 buddy farmers are visited by aliens who like their domestic cabbage soup.
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    • Jean Girault
    • René Fallet(novel)
    • Jean Halain
    • Louis de Funès
  • Stars
    • Louis de Funès
    • Jean Carmet
    • Jacques Villeret
    • Jean Girault
    • René Fallet(novel)
    • Jean Halain
    • Louis de Funès
  • Stars
    • Louis de Funès
    • Jean Carmet
    • Jacques Villeret
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    • 23User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

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    Trailer 2:54
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    Claude Gensac in The Cabbage Soup (1981)
    Jacques Villeret in The Cabbage Soup (1981)
    Louis de Funès and Jean Carmet in The Cabbage Soup (1981)
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    Louis de Funès, Jean Carmet, and Jacques Villeret in The Cabbage Soup (1981)
    Louis de Funès and Jacques Villeret in The Cabbage Soup (1981)
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    Louis de Funès
    Louis de Funès
    • Claude Ratinier (Le Glaude)
    Jean Carmet
    Jean Carmet
    • Francis Chérasse (Le Bombé)
    Jacques Villeret
    Jacques Villeret
    • l'Oxien (La Denrée)
    Claude Gensac
    Claude Gensac
    • Amelie Poulangeard
    Henri Génès
    Henri Génès
    • le brigadier chef
    Marco Perrin
    Marco Perrin
    • le maire
    Christine Dejoux
    • Francine
    Gaëlle Legrand
    Gaëlle Legrand
    • Catherine Lemouette
    Catherine Ohotnikoff
    Philippe Ruggieri
    • Robert
    Philippe Brizard
    • Le facteur
    Max Montavon
    • Le frère Poulangeard
    Thierry Liagre
    • Le médecin
    Perrette Souplex
    • Aimée
    Carole Nugue
    Jean-Pierre Rambal
    Jean-Pierre Rambal
    • Commentator
    • (voice)
    Cyril Aubin
    Cyril Aubin
    • L'enfant qui tire une fléchette sur le front du bombé
    • (uncredited)
    Inge Offerman
    • Mme Schoppenhauer
    • (uncredited)
      • Jean Girault
      • René Fallet(novel)
      • Jean Halain
      • Louis de Funès
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    • Trivia
      At the time when the movie was made, De Funes was reluctant to keep acting as he found he was now too old to do so. He agreed to do this movie because he realized how much he had in common with his character.
    • Goofs
      When Le Glaude retrieves the lock of hair from the grandfather clock, the clock-face door swings open. In the next shot we can see the door over his shoulder and it's closed.
    • Alternate versions
      The German version was edited to reduce running time. 8 minutes were cut from the VHS tape, with another 2 minutes removed from the DVD.
    • Connections
      Featured in Louis de Funès ou Le pouvoir de faire rire (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      La Valse Brune
      Music by Georges Krier

      Played on the accordion by Jean Carmet

    User reviews23

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    7/10
    "Comedy is acting optimistic"
    When I first saw it a few years ago, I have been deeply moved by this movie. Now I don't find it so striking, but when I reconsider it its humanity still remains. The clue is to love the characters, and then you would look sympathetically even to the stupid farting recital. The two old friends are in fact so kind at heart, striving to remain merry and hopeful, though are gradually deprived of every gift of life (youth, wife, wealth, other friends etc)! The merit of this movie is to speak in a simple way about big, sad issues. "Comedy is acting optimistic" (Robin Williams). On the plus side, one should add the great performance of the two leading actors, the jolly "accent du Midi", a too short cameo by Claude Gensac, and first of all the bitter-sweet, child-like and almost unreal solution to the loneliness of the two old men. On the minus side, a bit of a hurry sometimes, and especially the total lack of skill and motivation from the actress playing Claude's wife, ruining an important and rather unbelievable character.

    The best De Funes film, quite different from the usual bulk.
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    • Release date
      • December 2, 1981 (France)
      • France
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Bombon, Seine-et-Marne, France
    • Production companies
      • Films A2
      • Les Films Christian Fechner
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
      • Mono

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