Vraititi<P>PSG till I die -fluctuat nec mergitur.<P> Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Les Ripoux tonight on TF1, one of the best French comedies of the 80's, hilarious. The sequel, Les Ripoux 2, was a huge disappointement but the first one is 'mint'. With T. Lhermitte (Diner de cons, les bronzés, etc.) and P. Noiret (Le vieux fusil, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Ripoux 3 is on TPS this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vraititi<P>PSG till I die -fluctuat nec mergitur.<P> Posted July 17, 2005 Author Share Posted July 17, 2005 Never seen it, but I imagine it'd be pretty lousy, the 2 did not make me laugh at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 We have the first on DVD.Best French DVD we have up till now is Nulle Part Ailleurs with Antoine de Caunes and José Garcia.I laugh so much I ache. The Petite Annonce are good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vraititi<P>PSG till I die -fluctuat nec mergitur.<P> Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 If your French is excellent, get those of Les Inconnus (the 5-DVD series,can't remember the title, le 'bocoup meilleur' I think) they're even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Saw part of it (Les Ripoux) and learnt that the word ripou (corrupt policeman) is « du Verlan » (backslang used among young people, inverting the syllables of words). « Ripou » is « pourri ». I didn’t know this. I knew of verlan, but didn’t know ripou came from that.I just had a look at verlan in my dictionary and even the word verlan is « l’envers » pronounced back to front.Other examples are «meuf » : femme, « laisse béton! » : laisse tomber! (forget it!), «Beur » : Arabe.There is always something to learn!I am also a fan of Antoine de Caunes and José Garcia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I remember seeing it at the cinema when it first came out. I'm not sure I understood it completely at the time (I've seen it a few times since) It's probably in my top 10 French films (probably in the first 10 I ever saw too) Ripoux 2 was watchable but nothing more, I can't remember if I've seen number 3, if i have then but it's so forgettable that I can't remember any thing about it. We're staying with family at the moment so we'll be watching Dolmen tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I didn't fancy Dolmen one bit so haven't been watching it. Up in the frozen North are you? Never mind, have a bol of cider and a galette!The last saga I watched was the one with Charlotte de Turkenheim (sp) in. Was it last year or the year before?Time flies when you are having fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vraititi<P>PSG till I die -fluctuat nec mergitur.<P> Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 On the subject of Verlan, the following article by Jon Henley is top drawer:http://www.guardian.co.uk/france/story/0,11882,868543,00.htmlOn the subject of French comedies, I saw 'Le goût des autres' the other day on FilmFour, loved it, thoroughly recommended. Saw an even better one a few weeks ago: 'Tais-toi' with Depardieu and Jean Réno, such a hilarious film ! absolument poilant, and I'd imagine fairly easy for non native-speakers to follow or get the gist of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 I didn't enjoy Tais toi as much as some of the other Vebers although Depardieu/Reno was a tandem worth watching. I avoided Dolmen in the end and watched L'aventure c'est l'aventure (ventura, brel...) I haven't had a single galette since I got here. (loads of cidre though, most of it homemade:whistling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vraititi<P>PSG till I die -fluctuat nec mergitur.<P> Posted July 20, 2005 Author Share Posted July 20, 2005 Mistral, are you in Brittany ? Try to watch Western, a Breton road movie (1997), excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 If you visit the "Times on Line" website there is a page for French films all summer long where they are discussed etc... and where you can get (I think) the DVDs.It's called "French Café"Today they have :8 femmesLe diner de consLa Haineand 3 other films I can't remember...Happy watching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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