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Jaoui and
Jean-Pierre Bacri (The Taste of Others,
Un air de famille, Look at Me). Jaoui and Bacri also starred in
the film with Jane Birkin, Lambert Wilson,
André Dussolier and Pierre Arditi.
The most original feature of this "musical" is that
characters break into famous songs as sung by the original
artists. The judicious choice of songs and variety
of styles make for some very funny surprises,
considering the complete and voluntary absence of
transitions between the talking and singing.
The movie won the César Award (French Oscars) for
Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best
Supporting Actress, Best Writing, Best Editing and
Best Sound in 1998. It won the prestigious Louis Delluc Prize. |
