01
The Valet
Why this pick
Another tightly engineered Francis Veber farce, pairing an ordinary man with the rich and powerful in escalating misunderstandings, brisk comic timing, and warm-hearted character interplay.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2008 1h 26m FRA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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The Dinner Game
Why this pick
It shares the same precision-built French farce: a mismatched duo, social humiliation that keeps changing shape, and dialogue-driven escalation tempered by unexpected affection.
03
Fly Me to the Moon
Why this pick
A buoyant French comedy of reluctant companionship and increasingly absurd travel complications, with the light pace and affectionate opposites-attract energy of Veber's film.
04
The Closet
Why this pick
Veber again turns a desperate social predicament into a nimble workplace farce, using escalating lies, sharply drawn comic types, and a fundamentally kind view of its protagonist.
05
La crise
Why this pick
Its comic momentum comes from a chance pairing between frustrated strangers, balancing rapid-fire observations about everyday life with a gradually warmer human connection.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Richard Berry
Jean Milan / Ralf Milan
Patrick Timsit
François Pignon
Pascal Elbé
Edgar Wolf
Virginie Ledoyen
Louise
Michel Aumont
François Randoni
Laurie Lefret
La jeune fille
Elizabeth Martichoux
La journaliste de RTL
Sandra Moreno
La secrétaire de Wolf