Nicolas on Holiday (2014)

The summer holidays begin, Nicolas and his family travel to the seaside where a whole new series of adventures await them.

Director:

Laurent Tirard

Writers:

René Goscinny (characters), Jean-Jacques Sempé (characters) (as Sempé)

Stars:

Valérie Lemercier, Kad Merad, Dominique Lavanant

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Valérie Lemercier	...	La mère de Nicolas
Kad Merad	...	Le père de Nicolas
Dominique Lavanant	...	Mémé
Bouli Lanners	...	M. Bernique
François-Xavier Demaison	...	Le Bouillon
Luca Zingaretti	...	Le producteur
Judith Henry	...	Mme Bernique
Bruno Lochet	...	M. Leguano
Fabienne Galula	...	Mme Leguano
Mathéo Boisselier	...	Le petit Nicolas
Erja Malatier	...	Isabelle
Chann Aglat	...	Marie-Edwige
Simon Bouvier	...	Blaise
Hugo Sepulveda	...	Fructueux
Rémi Lardy	...	Crépin

Storyline

It's the end of the school year. The long-awaited moment of summer vacation has arrived. Little Nicolas, his parents, and Grandma head to Hotel Beau-Rivage by the seaside. On the beach, Nicolas quickly makes a new set of friends: there's Blaise, who isn't on vacation because he lives in the area, Fructueux, who likes everything, even fish, Djodjo, who doesn't speak like them because he's English, Crépin, who cries all the time, and Côme, who always wants to be right and who is very annoying. But Nicolas also gets to know Isabelle, a little girl who always looks at him with big, round and worried eyes, and who Nicolas believes his parents want to force him to marry. Misunderstandings accumulate, blunders begin. One thing's for sure: for everyone, this will be an unforgettable vacation.

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Plot Keywords:

friendship | holidays | prank | running away from home | parents son relationship | 

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Taglines:

Let the seaside adventures begin!

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Wild Bunch Distribution [France]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

9 July 2014 (France)

Also Known As:

A kis Nicolas nyaral

Filming Locations:

Plage des Dames, Île de Noirmoutier, Vendée, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fidélité Films, M6 Films, Saint Sébastien Froissart

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dominique Lavanant replaced Bernadette Lafont who passed away before the beginning of the shooting.

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Goofs

The sandcastles built by the architect are built using sand other than beach sand. This can be seen by the difference in the colour of the sandcastles and the surrounding beach sand, even allowing for the addition of water.

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Crazy Credits

Credits at the start and finish of the film appear on holiday postcards. The credits at the beginning also include some animations on the cards.

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Connections

Features Sabrina (1954)

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Soundtracks

Springtime Waltz
Written by Guy Boulanger

User Reviews

Was there 'a la Jaques Tati?

I was not too enthusiastic when I started to play the tv recording of this film, but I kept watching. First I thought I recognised an actor from 'chez les chtis' Yes it was Kad Merad. I kept watching and for me things brightened. The beaches footages reminded me a little of J tati's movie. I would not say it would be a very popular movie of today's taste and you'd need a few years under your belt to appreciate some moments from it. I did, I did like the way it was different from what's on today. And to each its own! I see some critics speaking of mediocrity, perhaps it could be seen this way. But it is a comedy and it does gets laughs out of you unless you're made of stone. So this is what a comedy is designed to do - Someone else saw live animal tortured! Really...What kind of world to they want to live in? Have they ever stepped on an ant? Democracy will become Democrazy. Don't take anyone's word for it find it for yourself and perhaps like me you'll have a great but forgettable time