This hilarious, absurd movie unfolds when antoine, played by daniel auteuil, leaves his job as a maitre. One simple act of kindness and the hilarious complications that follow form the heartstone of pierre salvadoris romanticcomedy, one that rolls out bad luck and angstridden romance with gags and some very pretty flower arrangements. You should come out of a film like apres vous with your heart as light and fluffy as a souffle. The film has funny moments, but not hilarious moments. Apres vous, has that amiable, pleasant feel for a film about a klutzy maitred who finds himself in a crazy situation as he tries to help a suicidal stranger. A romantic french comedy of errors, apres vous is the tale of an impeccable maitre d who saves a man from hanging himself, and lives to regret it. Daniel auteuil, french cinemas princeofburiedemotion, plays antoine, a man of carefully chosen words who bottles his feelings well. Apres vous does not offer anything you have not seen before yet the film is full of fresh acting which transforms this modest little picture into a pleasant surprise. Amongst all of the films i have seen i can hardly recall a specific performance where old charmer daniel auteuil has managed to disappoint me. There he sees a man try to hang himself on a tree with a garden hose. Jun 03, 2005 a neurotic, selfpitying drama queen, whom mr. Newhall under construction newhall under construction.
Apres vous is a funny french comedy that, though overlong, is very entertaining. One problem is that neither louis nor his dilemma is amusing. This hilarious, absurd movie unfolds when antoine, played by daniel auteuil, leaves his job as a maitre d at the brasserie, chez jean, and walks home at night by crossing through a local park. With daniel auteuil, jose garcia, sandrine kiberlain, marilyne canto. Rendezvous with french cinema, new york 12 21 mars 2004. Antoine est maitre dhotel dans une brasserie parisienne. Thats the gist of the french romantic comedy apres vous, which is now in u.
After you visited the city, you went and had a drink. Throughout the film, its as if mundane objects hold the remedies for the. Antoine auteuil saves louis garcia from hanging himself, though in his attempt to get louis back on his feet, antoine gets caught in a romantic triangle. Daniel auteuil, jose garcia, sandrine kiberlain, marilyne canto, andree tainsy year. Ross will transport the kidney once i take it out, and then youll join me for the transfer. Jan 30, 2016 one simple act of kindness and the hilarious complications that follow form the heartstone of pierre salvadoris romanticcomedy, one that rolls out bad luck and angstridden romance with gags and some very pretty flower arrangements. Monica film center santa monica monica film center santa monica. Though it calls for bugeyed goofiness from auteuil a french superstar.
Apres vous would be better if it were a little wackier, actually. Slovenia 6 may 2004 kolosej ljubljana japan 17 june 2004 french film festival hungary 24 june 2004. Antoine feels responsible for saving louis, so he takes him into his apartment. Rent apres vous 2003 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Antoine daniel auteuil is the overworked but dedicated maitre d of the upscale chez jean restaurant in paris. After stopping louis from committing suicide, wellmeaning waiter antoine begins to feel responsible for the depressed man. Another is that antoine is too sincere and singleminded to suggest a man being driven buggy by the situation. A mans life changes forever with one selfless act in this romantic comedy. A headwaiter of a bistro happens upon a stranger who is about to commit suicide. Apres vous offers the pleasure of watching the great french actor. The film won an etoile dor in the best actor category for auteuil and also a nomination for a cesar award for best actor.
The movie opens with antoine, a head waiter for a gourmet restaurant, rushing to a dinner date with his girlfriend, christine. All too often, though, the overly long and monotonous apres vous serves up. While it boasts crisply amusing dialogue and a solid troupe of supporting characters, its the charm of leading man daniel auteuil as the harried maitre d that makes after you such a treat. Review of the 6th rendez vous with french cinema in paris. Apres vous, a french comedy, opens with antoine, a waiter for a gourmet restaurant, barely saving the life of a suicidal neurotic man. My favorite french movies a list of 25 titles created 21 oct 2014 france box office 2003 a list of 22 titles created 3 weeks ago foreign film a list of 35 titles created 04 feb 2015. Daniel auteuil, who seems to be the busiest actor in france right now, has that look about him of a man worried about whether he is doing the. Jun 18, 2005 triangulating comedy in apres vous one man saves a strangers life and gets caught in a love triangle.
Jul 08, 2005 apres vous is amusing but it never ramps up to the antic level of genuine farce which has a tendency to make all implausibilities lighter than air. Apres vous dvd, 2005, paramount classics widescreen. Colcoa french film festival etatsunis, 2004 selection. This hilarious, absurd movie unfolds when antoine, played by daniel auteuil, leaves his job as a.
The film won a etoile dor in the best actor category for auteuil and resulted in him being nominated for a cesar award in the same category. Whilst this quintessentially french film is largely enjoyable, theres a noticeable lack of inspiration in the writing and. It has the makings of a farce a french farce, no less. Four french movie stars make apres vous a fivestar farce. Jun 16, 2005 apres vous is intended as a farce, but lacks farcical insanity and settles for being a sitcom, not a very good one. This farcical french comedy of errors is wellacted, but the absurdities feel too forced to make such a light confection work. The film includes various instances of sexually related dialogue including an invented story about intense sex to make a third character jealous and situations a couple discusses his problems while laying side by side in bed, usually in nightclothes, though he is shirtless in one scene.
I saw this at the phoenix film festival, almost by accident. Everything feels personalized, the situations are familiar and the background music is that cheerful violin waltz where you feel its all going to be okay by the end of. The man, louis, is a sad sack whos utterly despondent over being dumped by his girlfriend, blanche. The new french comedy apres vous seems to have been designed as a goof on that film not only does it use a similar setup for the plot, it even features auteuil in a role not unlike the one he previously played. Rendez vous with french cinema, new york march 1221, 2004 20040209. French stream voir film streaming complet en streaming vf.
Late for dinner with his girlfriend christine marilyne canto because hes stayed after hours lending a helping hand at his brasserie job, antoine takes a shortcut through the park and stumbles upon louis jose garcia, a lovelorn sap whose. Well donebut as an admirer of french films, and particularly those starring daniel auteuil, i found apres vous to be a bit of a disappointment. Try to help a stranger and this is his thanks the new. Apres vous is a 2003 french film directed by pierre salvadori and stars daniel auteuil, jose garcia, and sandrine kiberlain.
There are many strong obscenities, however, and some implied sexual immorality, so extreme caution is necessary. Apres vous is intended as a farce, but lacks farcical insanity and settles for being a sitcom, not a very good one. Try to help a stranger and this is his thanks the new york times. Mais il a beau faire, louis na quune seule obsession. May 02, 2017 antoine est maitre dhotel dans une brasserie parisienne. French stream voir film streaming complet en streaming vf gratuit. A random act of kindness snowballs into vivid proof that no good deed goes unpunished in apres vous, the irresistible french comedy that garnered actor daniel auteuil girl on. Rent apres vous 2003 starring daniel auteuil and jose garcia on dvd and bluray. It brings the game board, the fake money, the dice and the little car, and then refuses to play monopoly.
A random act of kindness snowballs into vivid proof that no good deed goes unpunished in apres vous, the irresistible french comedy that. Egypt 17 september 2004 european film festival usa 9 october 2004 chicago international film festival argentina. Garcia plays as a manipulative crybaby wallowing in misery with a mischievous, barely disguised sense of enjoyment, louis is a good samaritans worst. Oct 04, 2011 bande annonce du film apres vous resume.