 | |
| table width=100% cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 border=0
tr
td bgcolor=#FFFFFFdiv class=titlefont color=#333333More Info /font/div/td
/tr
tr
td bgcolor=#FFFFFFtable cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 border=0
tr valign=top
td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td
td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=/uk/news.phpNews/a/td
/tr
tr valign=top
td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td
td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=/uk/biography.phpBiography/a/td
/tr
tr valign=top
td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td
td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=/uk/roles.phpRoles/a/td
/tr
tr valign=top
td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td
td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=/uk/interviews.phpInterviews/a/td
/tr
tr valign=top
td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td
td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=/uk/photogallery.phpPhotos/a/td
/tr
tr valign=top
td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td
td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=http://rowanatkinson.org/videos/index.php?option=com_frontpageItemid=1Videos/a/td
/tr
tr valign=top
td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td
td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=/uk/links.phpLinks/a/td
/tr
tr valign=top
td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td
td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=/uk/contactus.phpContact Us /a/td
/tr
/table/td
/tr
/table |
|
|
| | | script type=text/javascript!--
google_ad_client = pub-7120633133907657;
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90;
google_ad_format = 728x90_as;
google_ad_type = text;
google_ad_channel =5636112618;
google_color_border = FFFFFF;
google_color_bg = FFFFFF;
google_color_link = 6A8BCC;
google_color_text = 000000;
google_color_url = 626262;
//--/script
script type=text/javascript
src=http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js
/scriptbrbr |
|
|
| The Closet [2001] | ![The Closet [2001]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4103S6XPYEL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Francis Veber
Actors: Daniel Auteuil, Gerard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte, Jean Rochefort, Alexandra Vandernoot
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: £19.99
Buy New: £5.38
You Save: £14.61 (73%)
Buy New/Used from £2.17
Avg. Customer Rating:  (12 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4674
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 85 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5060034570240
ASIN: B00006G9XG
Release Date: September 23, 2002
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
A film about society's attitude to sexuality, with a lighthearted dig at political correctness gone mad, IThe Closet/I is French farce in the tradition of Moliere: a man pretends to be something he's not, people begin treating him differently, his lie escalates out of all proportion, and comedy ensues. Francois Pignon (Daniel Auteuil) is a dull, divorced accountant in a French rubber-processing factory whose primary product is condoms. The morning of the company photograph he overhears he is going to be fired. After half-heartedly trying to kill himself, he meets his new next-door neighbour who suggests a plot that will keep him from losing his job: he should pretend he's gay, and the neighbour will doctor the photographs and send them to his boss to prove it. p The comedy springs from people's reactions to Pignon's alleged homosexuality. The managing director puts him on a Gay Pride parade float with a condom on his head, his estranged son suddenly thinks he's cool, his female boss catches on to the scam and begins to think that Pignon is not as banal as she first thought, and the homophobic, macho personnel director--a great performance from Gerard Depardieu--discovers his sensitive side. It's well directed by Francis Veber (writer of the original IThree Fugitives/I), who moves the gentle action along masterfully, providing some laugh-out-loud moments and getting some great performances from his ensemble cast. Overall, it's an uplifting comedy about prejudice and how a Mr Nobody becomes a somebody. --IKristen Bowditch/I
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
Veber's Look At Society And Sexuality April 5, 2008
Daniel Auteuil is Pignon, a man who's considered to be boring, straight laced, and rather uninteresting. When Santini (Gerard Depardieu) and his friends suggest Pignon should be sacked - Pignon decides to end it all. It's only because of a new found friend he finds a way to fool the masses at the condom factory and keep his job.br /br /This isn't as funny as Le Diner De Cons nor Tais-Toi; but they're classics and it's hard to follow such a great act, but it's a very good film, Gerard is very funny as macho man Felix, and the welcome return of Thierry Lhermitte, one of Felix's friends. I also enjoyed the roles played by his secretaries: Michele Laroque(Madame Bertrand) and Alexandra Vandernoot (Christine), as they had some great lines. Also good to see star of L'homme Du Train, Jean Rochefort, as he's a great actor. br /br /The film does have some moments where it's not as good, but otherwise this is funny from start to end. I like the way Veber makes a commentary on people's attitudes to sexuality and differences, in a country that boasts Liberty, Fraternity and Equality. Thought it was very funny the way they changed their minds, and I can see that happening in real life too.br /br /Excellent movie, shame about the extras, or should I say non-existing extras, yeah it's just a trailer on here, so it's not much to get excited about.
 CLOSE To perfect January 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
i think the reviewer below who wants more 'madcap' moments and 'chaotic energy' should watch La Cage Aux Folles and is missing the subtlety of this entire film; anything other would be a recipe for ruining this gentle portrait of Pignon, a broken man, which builds up into a hugely satisfying, poignant yet very funny film (the brevity of the laugh-out-loud moments being their strength - some moments stay with you long after they have ended). Depardieu's character, Santini, has plenty of chaotic energy brewing if that's the way to describe the unfamiliar feelings that slowly turn the hulk of a man into a fruitbasket. So in response to that reviewer again, you can't have full-on Molieresque farce AND care about every single character, that would be a contradiction. Santini, though a main character, IS on the edge of being 'flimsy', and any more hysterical moments from Depardieu and i wouldn't have cared so much; as it was, I loved his pathetic vulnerability and the relationship between the two men at the end endeared Santini to me. I watched this film one night, then again the next night with my other half. And would gladly watch it again tonight. The comedy is balanced and controlled in such a way as to allow real feeling for the 3 main characters (Pignon, Belone - his gem of a neighbour - and Santini) and the interferences from all the other characters cause the ensuing knock-on effects to cascade into 3 personal triumphs that jolly and uplift us (plus the acting is excellent). As for caring about the other characters, we're not supposed to bother about great depth of feeling for Pignon's son, for instance; Pignon is the catalyst and we care more that the relationship mends fully for his sake, which is about the only question left realistically and unsentimentally open-ended as the film closes. Anyway, a well-woven farce with some briliantly subtle comedy and sensitive characterisation all seamlessly blended. (I'm keen to meet all the other Francois Pignons of Francis Veber's films now ...)
Don't buy for Panasonic players October 29, 2007
This is a superb french farce. By pretending to be gay a company missfit avoids redundancy as discrimination.br /br /I managed to watch a poor quality copy recorded from late C4 television but on 4 different occasions was unable to buy one that would play on either of my panasonic players
entertaining October 29, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I also enjoyed this film .In places it made me laugh out loud and made gentle fun of the atmosphere of political correctness which dogs so many of our societies today. At times of course it was a bit unbelievable, but this can be the delight of an entertaining film that can actually leave you with a positive feeling. The characters were beautifully portrayed and I would recommend it to most of my friends.
you've got to laugh May 31, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
In short It made me laugh I don't care about it being PC or whatever.When I want to watch a "serious" film I will. This is the sort of film I will watch when I want to laugh.
|
|
|
br| script type=text/javascript!--
google_ad_client = pub-7120633133907657;
google_ad_width = 728;
google_ad_height = 90;
google_ad_format = 728x90_as;
google_ad_type = text;
google_ad_channel =5636112618;
google_color_border = FFFFFF;
google_color_bg = FFFFFF;
google_color_link = 6A8BCC;
google_color_text = 000000;
google_color_url = 626262;
//--/script
script type=text/javascript
src=http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js
/scriptbrbr |
|
|
| | |
