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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Cast
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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
Plot Keywords:
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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(1962)
Lyrics by Pierre Perrin
Music by Pierre Perrin and Claude Blondy
Performed by the Harmonie Municipale de Bergues (in a street scene)
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With 25.5 million euros, it holds the record for the highest first-week intake of a French movie in its home country. Former record holder was French Fried Vacation 3: Friends Forever (2006). See more »Crazy Credits
after the movie, while the closing credits scroll over the screen, some outtakes are shown. See more »Soundtracks
Un clair de lune à Maubeuge(1962)
Lyrics by Pierre Perrin
Music by Pierre Perrin and Claude Blondy
Performed by the Harmonie Municipale de Bergues (in a street scene)
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Of course it's not a deep film, but nor is it pretentious. It might also not please everyone - if you don't want to have a good laugh, or if your French is challenged, you could find it dull. But true laugh-out-loud comedies that feel genuine and refreshing (like this one) instead of grotesque and vulgar are few and far in between. Moreover, and even more rare, the whole audience - me included - seemed to be howling in laughter, not just three people making a lot of noise.
While the pun is largely based on the local "ch'ti" dialect, it is not limited to it and humour works throughout, well timed and mastered by the actors. The dialect itself was ably used, and the audience are introduced to it nicely. Boon is wonderful, both touching and funny, and Kad Merad delivers a nice performance. More than the dialect or the actors, the region itself and its people are beautifully pictured, and the spirit is well captured. Clichés are used for comedic purpose, and are dispelled instead of being woven. Amateurs will also find an incredible short appearance by Michel Galabru (my favourite part of the film). The film never aims to be realistic, and never seems pretentious, but the feel of Northern France is genuine.
In the end, it is a truly pleasing film: funny, true to itself, fresh and nicely French (but not the part you are most used to seeing) is what you should expect.