A French public servant from Provence is banished to the far North. Strongly prejudiced against this cold and inhospitable place, he leaves his family behind to relocate temporarily there, with the firm intent to quickly come back.
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Title: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (2008)
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| Kad Merad | ... | Philippe Abrams | |
| Dany Boon | ... | Antoine Bailleul | |
| Zoé Félix | ... | Julie Abrams | |
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Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret | ... | Raphaël Abrams |
| Anne Marivin | ... | Annabelle Deconninck | |
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Philippe Duquesne | ... | Fabrice Canoli |
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Guy Lecluyse | ... | Yann Vandernoout |
| Line Renaud | ... | La maman d'Antoine | |
| Michel Galabru | ... | Le grand oncle de Julie | |
| Stéphane Freiss | ... | Jean Sabrier | |
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Patrick Bosso | ... | Le gendarme A7 |
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Jérôme Commandeur | ... | L'inspecteur Lebic |
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Alexandre Carrière | ... | Tony - l'amoureux d'Isabelle |
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Fred Personne | ... | M. Vasseur |
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Franck Andrieux | ... | M. Leborgne |
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Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost. The trouble is that he is caught red-handed while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediately banished to the distant unheard of town of Bergues, in the Far North of France. Leaving his child and wife behind, the crucified man leaves for his frightening destination, a dreadfully cold place inhabited by hard-drinking, unemployed rednecks, speaking an incomprehensible dialect called Ch'ti. Philippe soon realizes that all these ideas were nothing but prejudices and that Bergues is not synonymous with hell... Written by Guy Bellinger
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northern france | drunken man | alcoholic drink | alcohol | provence |Taglines:
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
27 February 2008 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
€11,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
€20,873,413 (France), 2 March 2008, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$1,477,650Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$246,622,067Company Credits
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Written by Alexandre Desrousseaux
Sung by Jenny Clève (1853)
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With 20.2 million viewers, it is the most successful French film in France. Former distinction holder was La Grande Vadrouille (1966). See more »Crazy Credits
after the movie, while the closing credits scroll over the screen, some outtakes are shown. See more »Soundtracks
Le p'tit QuinquinWritten by Alexandre Desrousseaux
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A really, really charming film. Charming being the word for movies with really simple plots, very down-to-earth stakes, and the ability to leave you with a big G-rated smile on your face afterwards. If you like cross-cultural fish-out-of-water movies such as My Big, Fat Greek Wedding, you're going to love this story of a postmaster who gets reassigned to the apparently misunderstood (in many senses) northern region of France, and how lives change accordingly.
But what really impressed me the most were the subtitles. The English subtitles amazingly captured all the nuances of the convoluted wordplay that was obviously happening on screen. This becomes an even more impressive feat when you consider that much of the verbal fun of the movie comes from the various misunderstandings between the French-speaking lead character and the folks who speak in the northern provincial "Schticks" dialect. Because of this added layer of complexity, I realized that capturing these dynamics cannot be the product of any ordinary clerical translation job.
And it turns out I was right. I later read that the director, Dany Boon, actually took an active role in ensuring that all the subtitles for the different languages properly and lovingly reflected the nuances and intent of the on screen banter. With truly impressive results.
So kudos to Boon for paying attention to this particular detail. Oftentimes, foreign audiences miss out on much of the seeming in-jokes that movies play for their local audiences. "Schticks" made it a point to share its world with everyone else. Great job.