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Le Dîner de Cons
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1998 film by Francis Veber
OverviewAI-generated
Le Dîner de Cons is a French comedy film directed by Francis Veber, who also wrote the screenplay. The movie features a cast including Jacques Villeret, Thierry Lhermitte, Francis Huster, and Alexandra Vandernoot. Produced by Alain Poiré and Gaumont, the film was distributed by Gaumont and Netflix. Vladimir Cosma composed the music and performed as a contributor. The narrative is set in Paris.
The film has a runtime of 80 minutes and was released in 1998. It achieved a budget of 12,500,000 and generated revenue of 78,599,508. Critical assessments include a review score of 74%, a rating of 6.8 out of 10, and a score of 73 out of 100. It is also available via video on demand distribution.
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Film · TMDB
7.8For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...
Cast
- Jacques Villeret as François Pignon
- Thierry Lhermitte as Pierre Brochant
- Francis Huster as Juste Leblanc
- Daniel Prévost as Lucien Cheval
- Alexandra Vandernoot as Christine Brochant
- Catherine Frot as Marlène Sasseur
Themes
- tax inspector
- fool
- comedy
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Francis Veber
- Written by
- Francis Veber
- Based on
- Le Dîner de Cons , by Francis Veber
- Produced by
- Alain Poiré
- Starring
- Jacques Villeret , Thierry Lhermitte , Francis Huster , Daniel Prévost , Alexandra Vandernoot , Catherine Frot
- Cinematography
- Luciano Tovoli
- Edited by
- Georges Klotz
- Music by
- Vladimir Cosma
- Production companies
- Gaumont , EFVE, TF1 Films Production
- Distributed by
- Gaumont Buena Vista International
- Release date
- 15 April 1998 ( 1998-04-15 )
- Running time
- 80 minutes
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Budget
- FFR82 million ($14.1 million)
- Box office
- $65.4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Based on
- Le Dîner de Cons
- Director
- Francis Veber
- Screenwriter
- Francis Veber
- Composer
- Vladimir Cosma
- Producer
- Alain Poiré
- Production company
- Gaumont
- Cinematographer
- Luciano Tovoli
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Duration
- 80
- FilmAffinity ID
- 262256
- Performer
- Vladimir Cosma
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Daniel Prévost Jacques Villeret Césars.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1999-02-04
- title
- Le Dîner de cons
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 73/100
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Encyclopedic overview
The Dinner Game (French: Le Dîner de Cons, pronounced [lə dine d(ə) kɔ̃]; literally the Dinner of Fools) is a 1998 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, adapted from his play Le Dîner de Cons. It became that year's top-grossing French film at the French box office (second overall behind Titanic) and it has since frequently been described as a cult classic.
Plot
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