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Mon meilleur ami

  • 20062006
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 30m
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Mon meilleur ami (2006)
Comedy
Catherine, refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to po... Read allCatherine, refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the pa... Read allCatherine, refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
6.6K
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POPULARITY
29,096
4,491
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    • Director
      • Patrice Leconte
    • Writers
      • Olivier Dazat(idea)
      • Patrice Leconte
      • Jérôme Tonnerre
    • Stars
      • Daniel Auteuil
      • Dany Boon
      • Julie Gayet
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Patrice Leconte
    • Writers
      • Olivier Dazat(idea)
      • Patrice Leconte
      • Jérôme Tonnerre
    • Stars
      • Daniel Auteuil
      • Dany Boon
      • Julie Gayet
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    • 41User reviews
    • 84Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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    Daniel Auteuil and Dany Boon in Mon meilleur ami (2006)
    Daniel Auteuil and Dany Boon in Mon meilleur ami (2006)
    Julie Gayet in Mon meilleur ami (2006)
    Daniel Auteuil and Julie Gayet in Mon meilleur ami (2006)
    Daniel Auteuil in Mon meilleur ami (2006)
    Daniel Auteuil and Dany Boon in Mon meilleur ami (2006)
    Daniel Auteuil in Mon meilleur ami (2006)
    Daniel Auteuil, Dany Boon, and Patrice Leconte in Mon meilleur ami (2006)
    Daniel Auteuil and Patrice Leconte in Mon meilleur ami (2006)
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    Daniel Auteuil
    Daniel Auteuil
    • François
    Dany Boon
    Dany Boon
    • Bruno
    Julie Gayet
    Julie Gayet
    • Catherine
    Julie Durand
    • Louise
    Jacques Mathou
    Jacques Mathou
    • Père Bruno
    Marie Pillet
    • Mère Bruno
    Elizabeth Bourgine
    Elizabeth Bourgine
    • Julia
    Henri Garcin
    • Delamotte
    Jacques Spiesser
    Jacques Spiesser
    • Letellier
    Philippe du Janerand
    Philippe du Janerand
    • Luc Lebinet
    Fabienne Chaudat
    • Épouse Lebinet
    Jean-François Kopf
    • Commissaire priseur
    Alain Rimoux
    • Marchand dîner
    Marc Faure
    • Ami dîner 1
    Éric Frey
    • Ami dîner 2
    Etienne Draber
    • Conférencier
    Éric Naggar
    • Bigleux
    Anne Le Ny
    Anne Le Ny
    • Femme casting Réponse à tout
    • Director
      • Patrice Leconte
    • Writers
      • Olivier Dazat(idea)
      • Patrice Leconte
      • Jérôme Tonnerre
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    Storyline

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    • Goofs
      When François and Louise sit in Bruno's taxi, cars in the left hand side rear view mirror move as if the taxi was moving in reverse, but it is moving forward.
    • Quotes

      Bruno: Isn't there anybody you can call at 3 a.m. in case you have a big problem?

      François: I don't have any big problem.

      Bruno: Yes, you have one, you can't call anybody at 3 a.m.!

    • Connections
      Features Qui veut gagner des millions? (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      La Paimpolaise
      Music by Eugène Feutrier

      Lyrics by Théodore Botrel

      Published by Editions Fortin, Paris 1896

    User reviews41

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    A Winning Combination of Talent and Tenderness
    MON MEILLEUR AMI (MY BEST FRIEND) is a gift from France to movie lovers. Though it can be considered a 'comedy' in the French tradition, it is also a fine examination of the importance of friendship in a world too cluttered with 'acquaintances' passing as friends. Just what a 'friend' means is only one important message of this lovely film: the manner through which we identify meaningful relationships is the other.

    Writer/Director Patrice Laconte (Intimate Strangers, The Man on the Train, The Widow of Saint-Pierre, The Girl on the Bridge, Tango, The Hairdresser's Husband, Monsieur Hire, etc) knows how to take an idea and allow it to blossom without distortion or preaching. He understands the intimacy of friendships and knows how to draw superlative performances from his actors - an obvious extension of the concept of friendship! François Coste (Daniel Auteuil) is an antiquities dealer with his lesbian partner Catherine (Julie Gayet), and while François is a successful businessman, he is a self-centered isolationist who has never been able to make or retain friends, a fact that is put before him at the scantily attended funeral of an associate. François and Catherine attend an auction where François pays a high price for an antique Greek vase, a receptacle for the tears of an ancient man's friend. This purchases encourages Catherine to challenge François to a bet: François must introduce to Catherine a 'best friend' within ten days or the vase belongs to her. François, oblivious to the fact that he is completely without friends (including his own daughter Louise - Julie Durand), accepts the challenge and so the search for friends begins. François exhausts his possibilities, all the while being driven about Paris by a loquacious taxi driver 'Balanchine'/Bruno Bouley (Dany Boon) who has his own problems: he has worked all his life to prepare for a fact-answering position on a television game show, but suffers from a severe case of nerves when before a crowd. Very gradually the two men bond and François realizes Bruno is the closest thing he has to a friend. A plan is hatched which will apparently benefit both men's weaknesses, but as life often does, surprises alter the plans. How the film ends is so tender that sharing it would destroy the fluid progression of Leconte's storytelling.

    Both Auteuil and Boon are superb in the leading roles and yet every minor role is in the hands of the cream of France's crop of supporting actors. The pacing of the film, the cinematography, the musical score, and the script are perfectly melded. Yet it is the magic hand of Patrice Laconte that makes this movie understated and wholly credible, allowing the audience to relate to the sensitive weaknesses of the two men and grow into their tenuous relationship. It is a joy to watch and remember. Grady Harp
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    • Nov 3, 2007

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    • Release date
      • August 3, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Italy)
      • Wild Bunch (France)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • My Best Friend
    • Filming locations
      • Parc des Princes - 24 Rue du Commandant du Guilbaud, Paris 16, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Fidélité Productions
      • TF1 Films Production
      • Exception Wild Bunch
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,426,784
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $45,246
      • Jul 15, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,687,738
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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