Mon meilleur ami (2006/I)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.7/10   

Réalisateur:

Patrice Leconte

Writers:

Olivier Dazat (idea)
Patrice Leconte (writer)

Release Date:

6 décembre 2006 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedie

Accroche:

It takes a lifetime to learn the meaning of friendship...Francois has 10 days.

Plot:

Catherine, refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Business | Partner | Friendship | Best Friend

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

One of the best French films since 'Ridicule'

Ensemble

Daniel Auteuil	...	François Coste
Dany Boon	...	Bruno Bouley
Julie Gayet	...	Catherine
Julie Durand	...	Louise Coste
Jacques Mathou	...	M. Bouley, le père de Bruno
Marie Pillet	...	Mme Bouley, la mère de Bruno
Élisabeth Bourgine	...	Julia (as Elizabeth Bourgine)
Henri Garcin	...	Étienne Delamotte
Jacques Spiesser	...	Letellier
Philippe Du Janerand	...	Luc Lebinet
Fabienne Chaudat	...	L'épouse de Lebinet
Jean-François Kopf	...	Le commissaire priseur
Alain Rimoux	...	Le marchand au dîner
Marc Faure	...	L'ami dîner #1
Éric Frey	...	L'ami dîner #2

Autre(s) titre(s):

My Best Friend (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some strong language.

Durée:

USA:90 min | USA:94 min | Canada:94 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:94 min

Pays:

France

Langue:

Français

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Classification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Ireland:12A | USA:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:Tous | Australia:M | Germany:o.Al. | France:U | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-3 | Singapore:PG | Peru:14 | Norway:10 (TV rating)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Parc des Princes - 24 rue du Commandant du Guilbaud, Paris 16, Paris, France

Company:

Fidélité Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When François and Louise sit in Bruno's taxi, cars in the left hand side rear view mirror move as if the taxi was moving in reverse, but it is moving forward.

Guillemet:

Bruno: Are you married?
François: I am. But she isn't so much any more!

Movie Connections:

Features "Qui veut gagner des millions?" (2000)

Soundtrack:

La Paimpolaise

One of the best French films since 'Ridicule'

Most folks who know me fully understand my love for foreign film. A few close friends know French cinema is probably my least desired international cinema. Fact is I haven't enjoyed a French film since the 1996 period piece 'Ridicule' which won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film that year. All that changed more than a decade later after watching the French comedy 'Mon meilleur ami' (which has been given the English title 'My Best Friend'.)

The film stars popular French actor Daniel Auteuil whose character, François Coste, is a tough art dealer, wonderful in his craft but has no personal or meaningful relationships. He regularly attends dinner with a group of associates who pointedly make clear that if he died no one would attend his funeral. François is so shocked and embarrassed that he bets a vase, worth 200,000 euro, that he can produce his best friend within 10 days.

François quickly finds he has no friends; even is daughter who occupies his home won't speak to him. His quest to become sociable and win friends is hilarious. Eventually, he meets Bruno Bouley (Dany Boon) a divorced cab driver who is an encyclopedia of unique facts yet magnificently sociable. Bruno gets nervous under pressure but has dreams of using his knowledge to compete on a game show which ultimately lands a spot on the French version of 'Who Want's To Be A Millionaire.' François convinces Bruno to help him get along with others and the chemistry between the two produce nothing less than comedic magic on screen. The two become friends until François does something completely revolting and they go their separate ways.

'Mon meilleur ami' is brilliant comedy, which is very serious about the essence of having a best friend to turn to when you need them most.