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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1 win & 1 nomination.
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| 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 | paris france |Taglines:
To protect his job, he's come out of the closet he never went into! See more »Genres:
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French visa # 99173. 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 »Quotes
Belone, the neighbour: I was fired for same reason they're keeping you on. Amazing how things evolve, huh?See more »
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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
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FRF95,130,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$6,678,894Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$50,104,745Company Credits
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Faced with a choice of American "look-alike" movies, I watched this little gem on the basis of the cast alone. What an excellent choice!
This is a brilliantly funny movie, with some unforgettable moments - particularly the "testing department" sequence in the condom factory. The story is amusing, the cast are perfect, particularly Gerard Depardieu's hilarious, touching, crazy mixed up macho/gay guy. The premise, that in order to keep his job a colourless little accountant has to pretend that he is gay (a very tongue in cheek comment on prejudice here) - the can of worms that he opens up has many aspects, both good and bad. And they gave us a happy ending - what more can one ask for? Recommended.