Comedy

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PEOPLE (JET SET)
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Rated: M
Actors: Patrice Cols, Rossy De Palma, Rupert Everett, Jose Garcia, Ornella Muti
Director: Fabien Onteniente
Distributor: Universal Studios Home Video
Format: PAL
Release Year: 2004
Running Time: 87 minutes
Region 4 DVD - In French, with English subtitles

This totally wild comedy stars famous international actors like Rupert EVERETT (Stardust, Stage Beauty), Ornella MUTI (Flash Gordon), Rossy DE PALMA (The Flower of My Secret, French Spies), José GARCIA (His Majesty Minor) and Elie Semoun (Asterix at the Olympic Games)...In this film, Rupert EVERETT embodies Charles de Poulignac, the Parisian Jet Set's party go-to guy. You want fizz, pizzazz, glitter, glamour and maybe a little Shakira? Call Charles! But a jealous competitor conspires to make him an outcast, snubbed by the snobs. Desperate to get back in the loop, Charles flies to pill-popping, fun-loving, shagadelic Ibiza, where his destiny lies in the hands of John John, King - or should that be Queen? - of the Ibiza night!

SHALL WE KISS?
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Rated: PG
Actors: Michael Cohen, Julie Gayet, Virginie Ledoyen, Emmanuel Mouret
Director: Emmanuel Mouret
Format: PAL
Release Year: 2007
Running Time: 96 minutes

Region 4 DVD - In French, with English subtitles

* Presented at the 2009 French Film Festival *
A chance meeting, a mutual attraction, dinner, delightful conversation…and perhaps a kiss? Not tonight.

When Gabriel and Emilie meet randomly in the street, it’s the start of a long story, a story used to explain why Emilie must refuse an innocent kiss. She relates the tale of a kiss between two best friends - and how it sparked an emotional chain reaction! And it’s a story that may be about to repeat itself...

As dark and oddball as Woody Allen, as charming as Eric Rohmer, this wonderfully witty tale of star-crossed love comes from acclaimed director, writer and actor Emmanuel Mouret (Change of Address).

POLTERGAY
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Rated: M15+
Actors: Clovis Cornillac, Julie Depardieu
Director: Eric Lavaine
Release Year: 2006
Running Time: 93 minutes
Region 4 DVD - In French, with English subtitles

When newlyweds Marc and Emma move into a charming, but derelict, house at a bargain price they are overjoyed. But little do they know that decades earlier the house had been an underground gay club, until a freak foam-machine accident killed five disco divas. Soon, Marc—and Marc alone—begins to see some rather queer sights, phantom fairies, haunting homos, gay ghouls, take your pick, which hilariously question both his sexuality and his sanity...

A PAIN IN THE ASS (L'EMMERDEUR)
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Rated: M15+
Actors: Richard Berry, Virginie Ledoyen
Director: Francis Veber
Distributor: Madman Entertainment
Feature: Theatrical trailer
Release Year: 2008
Running Time: 84 minutes
Region 4 DVD - In French, with English subtitles

* Presented at the 2009 French Film Festival *
When his wife leaves him, Veber's eternal fool François Pignon checks into the same Nice hotel as hitman Ralf. Ralf is there to stake out a witness in a corruption trial at the courts opposite, while Pignon plans to hang himself in the bathroom. Adjoining rooms bring the two together: the perfect killer and the perfect pest. Riotous complications cement their relationship as Pignon's fondness for the ice-cold assassin grows.

HEY GOOD LOOKING!
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Rated: M
Actors: Aure Atika, Valerie Benguigui, Michele Laroque, Geraldine Nakache, Thierry Neuvic
Director: Lisa Azuelos
Distributor: DV1
Feature: Image Gallery
Release Year: 2007
Running Time: 85 minutes
Region 4 DVD - In French, with English subtitles

Desperate Housewives meets Sex and The City in this steamy smash-hit comedy that traces four savvy women and their chaotic lives and loves. Isa, Alice, Lea and Nina are inseparable friends who meet regularly for frank discussions about men, marriage and children. They're bound together not only by the similar rhythm of their lifestyles, but also by their shared Jewish background.

Isa (Michele Laroque) is the owner of a beauty salon and mother of three whose heart melts for a British biker and financial whiz, Paul (Andrew Lincoln - LOVE ACTUALLY, TEACHERS).

Her sister Alice (Valerlie Benguigui) is going through a rough patch with her husband but is soothed by the pleasant presence of the single father of her daughter's schoolmate. Pampered heiress Lea (Aure Atika) cannot forget her ex. Nina (Geraldine Nakache) is a ditzy brunette looking for ways to lose weight and gain a boyfriend. With levity and insight into the daily struggles of family, friendship and love in a uniquely Parisian milieu, director Lisa Azuelos delivers a carefree romantic comedy that's naturally funny and funnily natural.

BABY BLUES
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Réalisateur : DIANE BERTRAND
Acteur(s) : Karin Viard , Stefano Accorsi , Valerie Benguigui
Genre :COMEDIE DRAMATIQUE / VIDEO
Distributeur : FRANCE 2 FRANCE 3 DISTRIBUTION
Année du film : 2008
Date de sortie : 10/06/2009
Region 2 DVD - In French, with English and French subtitles
Partageant sa vie entre une carrière professionnelle menée tambour battant et une histoire d’amour sans faille avec Fabrizio, Alex se voit proposer un poste à New York. A presque 40 ans, le choix est difficile : si elle accepte, elle peut faire une croix sur son désir d’enfant. Lorsqu’elle tente d’en faire part à Fabrizio, celui-ci commence à somatiser et décide, à l’insu d’Alex, de consulter une psy. Les choses se compliquent quand la psy en question s’avère être la même que celle qu’Alex consulte en secret depuis deux ans.

PARIS 36
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Rated: M15+
Actors: Clovis Cornillac, Gerard Jugnot, Kad Merad
Director: Christophe Barratier
Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Feature: Commentary with Writer/Director Christophe Barratier and Actress Nora Arnezeder - Nora Arnezeder: The Young Nora Arnezeder: The Young - Paris 36: Interview with the actors - The Film Locations: Thomas Lautner's Making Of
Release Year: 2009
Running Time: 120 minutes

Region 4 DVD - In French, with English subtitles

* Presented at the 2009 French Film Festival *
Paris 36 is set in a suburb of north-east Paris between December 1935 and July 1936 during the "revolutionary" period of the Popular Front, the period that introduced the first paid holidays and a shorter working week. Three unemployed performers decide to take over by force the music hall where they worked a few months earlier and stage a show there.

LA PERSONNE AUX DEUX PERSONNES
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Réalisateur : BRUNO LAVAINE , NICOLAS CHARLET
Acteur(s) : Daniel Auteuil , Alain Chabat , Marina Fois
Genre : COMEDIE / VIDEO
Distributeur : UNIVERSAL STUDIO CANAL VIDEO GIE
Année du film : 2007
Date de sortie : 06/01/2009
Editeur : STUDIO CANAL
Region 2 DVD - in French with French and English subtitles
* Presented at the 2009 French Film Festival *
Gilles Gabriel, chanteur des 80's en plein come-back, est tué dans un accident de voiture causé par Jean-Christian Ranu, comptable à la COGIP. Mais Gilles Gabriel n'est pas totalement mort : son esprit bien vivant a atterri dans le corps de Ranu, qui ne comprend pas qui est cette personne qui parle dans sa tête. Gilles, lui, n'a aucun contrôle des mouvements de son hôte. Gilles et Ranu vont vite se rendre à l'évidence : ils n'ont rien en commun, sauf ce corps qu'ils vont devoir partager. C'était déjà compliqué chacun de leur côté... alors maintenant, à deux dans la même personne...

ASTERIX AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
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Rated: PG
Actors: Jamel Debbouze, Alain Delon, Gérard Depardieu, Jose Garcia
Directors: Frederic Forestier, Thomas Langmann
Distributor: Madman Entertainment
Release Year: 2008
Running Time: 112 minutes
Region 4 DVD - In French or English, with English subtitles

* Presented at the 2009 French Film Festival *
The peasant Lovesix intends to marry the beautiful Greek princess Irina, but he finds himself in competition with Brutus, the ambitious, ruthless son of Julius Caesar. Though she loves Lovesix, Irina says she will give her hand to whichever of the two wins the sports tournament about to take place on Mount Olympus. Enter the zany Asterix and Obelix, who lead a delegation to help Lovesix—and France—win the Olympics and the Princess' heart!

ASTERIX AUX JEUX OLYMPIQUES
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Réalisateur : FREDERIC FORESTIER , THOMAS LANGMANN
Acteur(s) : Alain Delon, Gerard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac
Genre :COMEDIE / VIDEO
Distributeur : FOX PATHE EUROPA
Année du film : 2007
Date de sortie : 22/08/2008
Editeur : PATHE
Region 2 DVD - In French with French subtitles
* Presented at the 2009 French Film Festival *
Astérix (Clovis Cornillac) et Obélix (Gérard Depardieu) ont entrepris de participer aux JO afin de permettre à leur jeune ami Alafolix d’épouser la princesse Irina et de l’aider à affronter l’incontrôlable Brutus, fils de César, qui se voit déjà vainqueur des jeux et empereur à la place de son père… Un double-DVD blindé de suppléments salue l’arrivée de la superproduction européenne signée en 2008 par Thomas Langmann et Frédéric Forestier. Gags à gogo, et défilé de stars garanti (Alain Delon, Benoît Poelvoorde, Adriana Karembeu, Jerôme Le Banner, Amélie Mauresmo, Zinedine Zidane, Michael Schumacher, Tony Parker…) !

ASTERIX & OBELIX TAKE ON CESAR
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Réalisateur : CLAUDE ZIDI 
Interprète : CHRISTIAN CLAVIER, GERARD DEPARDIEU, LAETITIA CASTA, ROBERTO BENIGNI
Année : 1998
Genre : COMEDIE / VIDEO
Durée : 105 minutes
Editeur : FOX PATHE EUROPA
Region 4 - In French or English, with English subtitles
The well-known little village from the Asterix and Obelix-comic books is in trouble: It is the last place not controlled by Rome. When Tax collector Claudius Incorruptus does not get his money from the villagers, Julius Caesar himself comes to the place to see what's so special about their resistance. A special magic potion, prepared by the village's druid, gives incredible power to those who drink it. And Obelix, who fell into the pot as a child has been invincible ever since. With the help of Tullius Destructivus, an intrigeur, the Romans try to get Obelix and the druid into their hands in order to wipe the little village off the map, when the last potion of it's stock has been used up. But each individual also has some plans of his own...

ASTERIX ET OBELIX: MISSION CLEOPATRA (2 DVDs)
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Rated: PG

Actors: Monica Belucci, Alain Chabat, Christian Clavier, Jamel Debbouze, Gerard Depardieu

Director: Alain Chabet

Distributor: Madman Entertainment

Label: Madman

Feature: Theatrical teasers and trailers

Release Year: 2002

Running Time: 186 minutes

Region 4 - In French or English, with English subtitles

Le film d'Alain Chabat a explosé le box-office français grâce à son irrévérence systématique, son 'esprit Canal' renforcé et son casting monumental : Monica Bellucci, Jamel Debbouze, Edouard Baer, Gérard Darmon, Depardieu/Clavier... Toutes les plus grandes stars gauloises sont là !!

When Julius Caesar challenges Cleopatra to build a sumptuous palace in record time, Edifis the Architect is driven to desperate measures to get the job done (or risk being thrown to the crocodiles!) With the help of his friends Astérix, Obélix and a magic potion from the Druid Miraculix, he must win the challenge against all odds. Starring Christian Clavier and Gerard Dépardieu as Astérix and Obélix, Amélies Jamel Debbouze as Edifis, and the lovely Monica Bellucci as Cleopatra.

RRRrrrr !!!
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Réalisateur : ALAIN CHABAT 
Interprète : GERARD DEPARDIEU   ALAIN CHABAT   ROBINS DES BOIS (LES)
Année : 2003
Genre : COMEDIE      Zone: 2
Editeur : UNIVERSAL MUSIC FRANCE S.A.S.
Label : STUDIO CANAL
Region 2 DVD - In French, with English and French subtitles
Comédie préhistorique? à l’époque où les poules avaient des dents? qui verra l’affrontement entre la tribu des Cheveux Sales et celle des Cheveux Propres. Le chef des Cheveux Sales envoie un espion voler la recette du shampoing... Mais le premier crime de l’histoire de l’humanité vient bouleverser cette quête. Après "Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopatre", Alain Chabat signe une comédie pré-hystérique qui a fait trembler le box omouth.

BIENVENUE CHEZ LES CH'TIS (WELCOME TO THE STICKS)
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Rated: M15+
Actors: Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret, Dany Boon, Zoe Felix, Anne Marivin, Kad Merad
Director: Dany Boon
Distributor: Roadshow Home Ent
Release Year: 2008
Running Time: 106 minutes

Region 4 - In French, with English subtitles

* Presented at the 2009 French Film Festival *
A film phenomenon in its home country of France, the hilarious Welcome To The Sticks (Bienvenue Chez Les Ch'tis) is a heartwarming comedy. When actor and comedian Dany Boon set out to poke fun at the stereotypes the southern French perpetuate about their northern counterparts, he succeeded beyond his wildest dreams: in making the most successful French movie of all time. The light-hearted and good-natured humour centring on regional differences and local traditions is the same the world over, making this a universally entertaining film.

LES CHORISTES (AKA THE CHORUS)
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Actors: Francois Berleand, Gerard Jugnot, Kad Merad

Director: Christophe Barratier

Region 4 DVD - In French, with English subtiltes

When he takes a job teaching music at a school for troubled boys, Clément Mathieu is unprepared for its harsh discipline and depressing atmosphere. But with passion and unconventional teaching methods, he's able to spark his students' interest in music and bring them a newfound joy! It also puts him at odds with the school's overbearing headmaster, however, locking Mathieu in a battle between politics and the determination to change his pupils' lives!

THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP (LA SCIENCE DES REVES)
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Encoding: Region 4 - Suitable for Australia, New Zealand

Rated: M

Actors: Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg

Director: Michel Gondry

Distributor: Madman Entertainment

Label: Directors Suite

Feature: Original theatrical trailer, Cast interviews, Making of

Audio: Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, English, French

Subtitles: English

Release Year: 2006

Running Time: 105 minutes

While slumbering, he is the charismatic host of "Stéphane TV," expounding on "The Science of Sleep" in front of cardboard cameras. In real life, he has a boring job at a Parisian calendar publisher and pines for Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg), the girl in the apartment across the hall. While Stéphanie is initially charmed by Stephane, she is confused by his childishness and shaky connection to reality.
Stéphane's co-worker, Guy (Alain Chabat) a vulgar but practical man, offers advice on the opposite sex, but Stéphane is too far in the clouds to listen. Unable to find the secret to Stephanie's heart while awake, Stéphane searches for the answer in his dreams.

THE DINNER GUEST
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Director: Laurent Bouhnik
With: Daniel Auteuil, Valérie Lemercier, Thierry Lhermitte
Rated: PG
Label: MADMAN FILMS
Release Date: 14/01/2009

Region 4 DVD - In French, with English subtitles

Poor Gérard is at his wit's end. A middle-ranking Parisian cling film expert, he has been unemployed for years and is nearing desperation. Salvation finally arrives in the form of an exciting new job in Indonesia, almost! Before he is officially offered the job, his prospective new boss wants to check out his life, his wife and, most upsetting of all, her culinary skills! Luckily for the hapless Gérard, his suave and successful neighbour Alexandre, a high-flying image consultant, offers to help the hare-brained couple. Light-hearted and fast-paced, The Dinner Guest is a crazy comedy of manners, managers and mad mishaps!

THE VALET (LA DOUBLURE)
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Rated: M
Actors: Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Ledoyen, Kristin Scott-Thomas
Director: Francis Veber
Distributor: Madman Entertainment
Feature: Making of, Alice's Choice, Behind the Scenes with Karl Lagerfeld, Fashion Parade, Featurette on Alice Taglioni, Site visit with the production desiger, The Valet's Valet, Theatrical trailer
Release Year: 2006
Running Time: 85 minutes

Region 4 DVD - In French, with English subtitles

When French tycoon Pierre Levasseur (Daniel Auteuil) is spied with his supermodel mistress Elena (Alice Taglioni), the pictures end up on the front page of a Paris daily. Telling his powerful wife Christine (Kristen Scott Thomas)-who holds a controlling stake in the companies he runs- that there must have been a mistake, he declares Elena was actually with the other fellow in the photo. Trying to keep one step ahead of his dubious wife, Pierre engineers it so a naive car-park valet, Veber's recurring fool François Pignon (Gad Elmaleh), appears to be Elena's boyfriend, moving her into his flat and his life. As Pierre's web of deceit widens, so do the possibilities of discovery-and with them disaster after hilarious disaster.

THE CLOSET
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Actors: Michel Aumont, Daniel Auteuil, Gerard Depardieu, Michele Laroque, Thierry Lhermitte, Jean Rochefort

Director: Francis Veber

Encoding: Region 4 - Suitable for Australia

Rated: M15+

Release Year: 2001

Running Time: 84 minutes

Region 4 DVD - In French and English, with English subtitles

Francois Pignon, a very bland sort of man who works as an accountant in a rubber factory, is about to be fired. His new neighbour comes up with an idea to prevent such a thing happening: he spreads the rumour that he's gay so that the factory management might be afraid they'll be sued for sexual discrimination. Of course, nothing happens as it should, but the changes in Francois Pignon's life - and other people's too - is drastic!

THE DINNER GAME
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Actors: Catherine Frot, Francis Huster, Thierry Lhermitte, Daniel Prevost, Alexandra Vandernoot, Jacques Villeret

Director: Francis Veber

Rated: M15+

Format: PAL

Release Year: 1998

Running Time: 80 minutes

Region 4 - In French and English, with English subtitles

Wealthy publisher Pierre Brochant (Thierry Lhermitte), faces his greatest social challenge in this calssic French comedy of errors.
He is supposed to find a "guest" (who must be an idiot), to bring to a dinner sponsored by his friends, who are wealthy and obnoxious yuppies engaged in a never-ending game of oneupmanship.
Little does Pierre realise that Francois is a giant among idiots who will have systematically destroyed half his life - quite innocently - before entrees even reach the table...
This calssic French farce has taken Australia by storm, don't miss out on a seat at The Dinner Game, a film set for 'classic comedy' status that will be talked about for years!