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Mes meilleurs copains

  • 1989
  • 1h 50m
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6.7/10
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Christian Clavier, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Philippe Khorsand, Gérard Lanvin, and Louise Portal in Mes meilleurs copains (1989)
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They are the world's best friends. Five friends who shared everything: May 1968, hippie years, rock, and their love for Bernadette, who left them to become a rock star. 15 years later, Berna... Read allThey are the world's best friends. Five friends who shared everything: May 1968, hippie years, rock, and their love for Bernadette, who left them to become a rock star. 15 years later, Bernadette is back for a weekend. This Bernadette has left them to become a rock-star, and is b... Read allThey are the world's best friends. Five friends who shared everything: May 1968, hippie years, rock, and their love for Bernadette, who left them to become a rock star. 15 years later, Bernadette is back for a weekend. This Bernadette has left them to become a rock-star, and is back 15 years later for a weekend. With this film, Jean-Marie Poire presents the portrait o... Read all

  • Director
    • Jean-Marie Poiré
  • Writers
    • Christian Clavier
    • Jean-Marie Poiré
  • Stars
    • Gérard Lanvin
    • Christian Clavier
    • Jean-Pierre Bacri
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    6.7/10
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    • Director
      • Jean-Marie Poiré
    • Writers
      • Christian Clavier
      • Jean-Marie Poiré
    • Stars
      • Gérard Lanvin
      • Christian Clavier
      • Jean-Pierre Bacri
    • 2User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Gérard Lanvin and Louise Portal in Mes meilleurs copains (1989)
    Christian Clavier, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, and Gérard Lanvin in Mes meilleurs copains (1989)
    Gérard Lanvin and Louise Portal in Mes meilleurs copains (1989)
    Jean-Pierre Bacri and Gérard Lanvin in Mes meilleurs copains (1989)
    Christian Clavier and Philippe Khorsand in Mes meilleurs copains (1989)
    Christian Clavier in Mes meilleurs copains (1989)
    Christian Clavier and Jean-Pierre Bacri in Mes meilleurs copains (1989)
    Christian Clavier and Louise Portal in Mes meilleurs copains (1989)
    Gérard Lanvin and Louise Portal in Mes meilleurs copains (1989)
    Christian Clavier, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Philippe Khorsand, Gérard Lanvin, and Louise Portal in Mes meilleurs copains (1989)
    Christian Clavier, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Philippe Khorsand, Gérard Lanvin, and Louise Portal in Mes meilleurs copains (1989)

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    Gérard Lanvin
    Gérard Lanvin
    • Richard Chappoteaux
    Christian Clavier
    Christian Clavier
    • Jean-Michel Tuilier
    Jean-Pierre Bacri
    Jean-Pierre Bacri
    • Guido, Eric Guidolini
    Philippe Khorsand
    Philippe Khorsand
    • Antoine Jobert
    Louise Portal
    Louise Portal
    • Bernadette Legranbois
    Jean-Pierre Darroussin
    Jean-Pierre Darroussin
    • Dany, Daniel Peccoud
    Marie-Anne Chazel
    Marie-Anne Chazel
    • Anne
    Elisabeth Margoni
    Elisabeth Margoni
    • Monique
    Jacques François
    Jacques François
    • M. Thillet
    Didier Kaminka
    Didier Kaminka
    • Le patient d'Anne
    Michel Such
    • Le gendarme
    Stéphane Legros
    David Abensour
    Catherine Balbeur
    Pierre Belot
    • Le surveillant général
    Jérôme Berthoud
    • Fétuchino
    Micheline Bourday
    Jean-Philippe Bèche
    • David
    • Director
      • Jean-Marie Poiré
    • Writers
      • Christian Clavier
      • Jean-Marie Poiré
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    8/10
    The last worth tribute to our imperfect 1968's generation
    With "Les Babas-Cool" and the master-piece: "Les Valseuses", let's say "Mes Meilleurs Copains" remains the last very good cult movie about the controversial 1968 generation.

    So what happens really?

    Five middle age musicians meet their first love during a concert in Paris(a famous Québecois singer called Bernadette Legranbois) and decide to spend the week-end together. There,each one tries to deal with their own problems, about the past and the present, doing the last bereavement of the 1968 period to go and get further in their lives.The numerous flash-backs remind us how silly, ridiculous and hypocritical they were and they have always been. The characters are at the same time funny and ridiculous. The development of the story show us how they have changed their own idea about themselves, about life and how they have evolved towards old bourgeois kind of people. What is really joyful in this movie is not only the dialogs and the acting which are not far from perfect but to see all the 1968 people's portrait of nowadays in French society: You've got the frustrated artist(Philippe Khorsand as Antoine Joubert, definitely the best character in that movie!),still very much convinced crazily jealous,self-centered and amazingly deaf to what his friends say to him. You've got the irresponsible hippie (Jean-Pierre Daroussin as Dany), who has not changed anything from what he was when he was young,an idealistic freak, who makes love in front of his child and lives off his friend.You've got a frustrated homosexual who has not clearly gone out of the closet, who makes sport all the time to calm down his frustration and the lack of sex he's been supporting all the time since 1968(Jean-Pierre Bacri as Guido). And at last, you've got the right-wing "bourgeois" who changed his mind radicaly about society and ideologies and who tries to convince himself he's done the right choice choosing the "family way of life" (Gerard Lanvin as Richard). Christian Clavier (Jean-Michel) is the narrator "bourgeois" but more intellectual, who tries to give weight and credibility to his change of mind. He tries to remain cool, to convince himself he's overcome his first love deception with the Canadian singer in the 1970's by writing a book! I tell you, the film's characters are so pathetic you laugh all the time and you'll figure quite well the portrait of french middle class society who could have emerged during these decades, the very same generation who has tried to deal with the bereavement of their "ideological years". Simply hilarious !!!
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    • Release date
      • March 1, 1989 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • My Best Pals
    • Filming locations
      • Route de la Chesnaye, Condé-sur-Vesgre, Yvelines, France(country house)
    • Production companies
      • Alpilles Productions
      • Amigo Productions
      • Films A2
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      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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