Podium (2004)

Bernand Fréderic is a mediocre bank executive, married, with a son. He used to have another profession: look-a-like of French star Claude François. Now, with the Imitators Gala Night coming... See full summary »

Director:

Yann Moix

Writers:

Olivier Dazat, Yann Moix (novel)

Stars:

Benoît Poelvoorde, Jean-Paul Rouve, Julie Depardieu

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Benoît Poelvoorde	...	Bernard Frédéric
Jean-Paul Rouve	...	Couscous
Julie Depardieu	...	Véro
Marie Guillard	...	Vanessa
Anne Marivin	...	Anne
Odile Vuillemin	...	Odile
Nadège Beausson-Diagne	...	Nadège
Nicolas Jouxtel	...	Sébastien
Olivier Mag	...	Claude David
Evelyne Thomas	...	Self / Elle-même
Karine Lyachenko	...	Jacqueline
Bruno Abraham-Kremer	...	Monsieur Lombard
Dominique Besnehard	...	Le psychologue
Armelle	...	Laure
Thomas Derichebourg	...	Le garçon restaurant à volonté

Storyline

Bernand Fréderic is a mediocre bank executive, married, with a son. He used to have another profession: look-a-like of French star Claude François. Now, with the Imitators Gala Night coming up, he must choose between his wife or the only thing that makes him fully happy: the applause.

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Plot Keywords:

podium | archive footage | black and white and color | bank executive | bank director | 

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Taglines:

Name: Bernard Frédéric. Job: Claude François.

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Bernard Frédéric appears in the 2006 film "Jean-Philippe" directed by Laurent Tuel.

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Alternate Versions

A 2-hours version, edited by the director Yann Moix, is available on the special 3-DVD box set of the movie

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Connections

Referenced in Jean-Philippe (2006)

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Soundtracks

Alexandrie Alexandra
Music by Claude François and Jean-Pierre Bourtayre
Lyrics by Étienne Roda-Gil
Performed by Claude François

User Reviews

Poelvoorde may be the funniest man on earth

I first saw "C'est arrivé près de chez-vous"(Man bites dog) about ten years ago and I was amazed by the whole thing.The darkest humor ever,sick violent scenes,and of course,the Man himself.Poelvoorde plays a violent maniac but he's funny and charismatic at the same time.Fast forward to 2005:I realised there was a new movie with that guy that I've never seen in another film.I didn't know that much about Claude Francois,but I had to see Poelvoorde in another role.Here he plays Bernard Frédéric,an ex-imitator of Cloclo.He stopped his "career" in show-business when his wife,Véro, gave an ultimatum.So now he has a boring job,9 to 5, a son, a "normal" life. But when he learns that there is an imitator contest on prime time TV,his passion takes over.So many funny scenes in this movie! The auditions of his "Clodettes"(he's so rude with them ,can't watch it without laughing)the psycho-therapist,the introduction of his partner Couscous,the sex scene in which he changes his love tempo depending what Claude song he has in mind,...Add to this a great soundtrack, dancing, beautiful women in there Clodettes suit, a happy ending and you have 90 minutes of pure joy.I can't wait to see the long version.

Details

Country:

Belgium France

Language:

French

Release Date:

11 February 2004 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

O sosias

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$24,511,116

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fidélité Productions, K2 SA, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1