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Oh La La! Festival of French Comedy 2018

Laugh out loud; laugh from the heart; laughter that will bring you to tears; laughter as a form of release. Satire, adventures, dark humor, and romance – we are happy to share these moments of French humor with you.

Screening in the presence of script writer Grégoire Vigneron

Return of the Hero

Dir.: Laurent Tirard
| 90 minutes

Elisabeth is a serious, straightforward woman. Captain Neuville, her sister’s fiancé, is a cowardly, ruthless, and unscrupulous army man. They loath each other, but when he goes to the front, she decides to write letters to her heartbroken sister. All goes awry when Neuville shows up. 

Raoul Taburin

Dir.: Pierre Godeau
| 89 minutes

Raoul Taburin, the owner of the bicycle shop, has a horrible secret – he himself does not know how to ride a bicycle. When a photographer arrives to the village and wants to take a picture of Raoul riding, the moment of truth will arrive. 

In the Game

Dir.: Robin Sykes
| 85 minutes

Roland is in the early stages of Alzheimer, and his family is worried sick. All except his teenage grandson, who is preoccupied with getting to the final basketball match in Paris. What better time to do so than when his grandfather is left in his care. 

The Brain

Dir.: Gerard Oury
| 115 minutes

A special train is transporting NATO funds from Paris to Brussels. On both sides of the English Channel, two men are trying to stop the train and carry out a robbery of the treasure on the same day and time…. 

Ladies

Dir.: Anne-Gaelle Daval
| 98 minutes

Lucie is in remission. Her family pushes her to live life to the fullest. She meets the charming and arrogant Clovis. But it is an eccentric and delightful dance teacher, who inspires Lucie to rebuild her life. 

Jean-Philippe

Dir.: Laurent Tuel
| 90 minutes

Fabrice is a big fan of Jean-Philippe Smet, better known as Johnny Hallyday, the greatest rocker France has ever produced. But when one day he wakes up to a world that Johnny Hallyday does not exists in, Fabrice sets out to find his idol…. 

Alon Gur Arye (in Heb.) on the legendary French comedian Louis de Funes. 

The Troops of St. Tropez

Dir.: Jean Girault
| 95 minutes

Ambitious police officer Gendarme Ludovic Cruchot is re-assigned to the French Riviera seaside resort town of Saint-Tropez. His daughter completely complicates his life by introducing her father as a yacht owning millionaire. 

Bécassine!

Dir.: Bruno Podalydes
| 102 minutes

Bécassine is a naive country girl dreaming of Paris. When she is hired as an au pair for the Marquise of Grand-Air, things begin to look up. But financial troubles are roaring. Will Bécassine be able to save the day?