A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.
Director:
Francis Veber
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Daniel Auteuil | ... | François Pignon | |
| Gérard Depardieu | ... | Félix Santini | |
| Thierry Lhermitte | ... | Guillaume | |
| Michèle Laroque | ... | Mlle Bertrand | |
| Jean Rochefort | ... | Kopel, the director | |
| Alexandra Vandernoot | ... | Christine | |
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Stanislas Forlani | ... | Franck (as Stanislas Crevillén) |
| Michel Aumont | ... | Belone, the neighbour | |
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Edgar Givry | ... | Mathieu |
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Thierry René | ... | Victor (as Thierry Ashanti) |
| Armelle Deutsch | ... | Ariane | |
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Michèle Garcia | ... | Madame Santini |
| Laurent Gamelon | ... | Alba | |
| Vincent Moscato | ... | Ponce | |
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Irina Ninova | ... | Martine |
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François Pignon, a very bland sort of man who works as an accountant in a rubber factory, is about to be fired. His new neighbour comes up with an idea to prevent such a thing to happen: he spreads the rumor that he's gay so that the factory management might be afraid they'll be sued for sexual discrimination. Of course, nothing happens as it should, but the changes in François Pignon's life -and other people's too- is drastic ! Written by Anonymous
Plot Keywords:
homophobia | pretending to be gay | homosexual | gay pride | homosexuality |Taglines:
To protect his job, he's come out of the closet he never went into! See more »Genres:
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
10 August 2001 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ein Mann sieht rosa See more »Filming Locations:
La Maison du Chocolat, 225 rue due Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris 8, Paris, France See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
FRF 95,130,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$85,253, 1 July 2001, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$6,671,454, 11 November 2001Company Credits
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Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Francis Veber: [François Pignon] features a likeable idiot called François Pignon. See more »Goofs
Around 00:20:18, Ariane's arm is on the chair's armrest. On the next shot, her arm is on the desk. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This amiable and amusing film is delightful as it plays around with political correctness, homophobia, machismo, and business management.
The dull-witted and just plain dull main character keeps his job by pretending to be gay -- at the suggestion of a neighbor who is an industrial psychologist that once lost his own job BECAUSE he is gay. With that premise, the film is off to a wonderful series of misunderstandings and revelations as our hero discovers a great deal about life, people around him, and most of all, himself. The fact that all of this takes place is a very prim, high-tech condom factory makes the comedy all the more lively.
I wasn't expecting the lift that the film gave me. It has a flimsy giddiness about it lacking in most comedies about being gay or straight or anything else. See it if you get a chance.