Majorettes in Space

1997 0h 6m FR

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 21

Comedy

Synopsis

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Dimitri, a Soviet cosmonaut of Soyouz 27 likes majorettes. Catherine and Laurent like making love. Jean-Paul II loves airports. Vincent loves boys.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Elise Laurent
Catherine
Jean-Marc Delacruz
Laurent
Olivier Laville
Vincent
Clea Delacruz
Julie
Aurelien Bianco
Arnaud
Philippe Bianco
Commentaire (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Fourier
Writers: David Fourier
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Fourier, shot by Pierre Stoeber. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Fabrice Rouaud shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Elise Laurent and Jean-Marc Delacruz and Olivier Laville carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0127505 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

David Fourier directs. Pierre Stoeber behind the camera. Fabrice Rouaud cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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1Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by David Fourier, shot by Pierre Stoeber. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Fabrice Rouaud shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Elise Laurent and Jean-Marc Delacruz and Olivier Laville carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0127505 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "pope", "vodka", "satire", "condom".

The technical file

Cinematography: Pierre Stoeber
Editing: Fabrice Rouaud
Makeup / hair: Eddie Maleterre
Runtime: 6 min · 0h 6m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: Majorettes in Space (1997)

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tmdb766221952023-10-01
★ 8/10
From France, this mockumentary ties in one heterosexual couple, one gay man, the production of condoms, the Pope, and the obvious fact that when a Cosmonaut calls his wife a "fat cow," he is using a metaphor. This is a very fast and freaky collection of images, and it not only works, but makes some kind of sense. Fourier is making a statement about AIDS and protecting oneself sexually, but he does not take his point and belabor it.
CinemaSerf2025-01-15
★ 7/10
Hmmm. This is quite provocative. We start with "Vincent" - a naked gay lad putting on a condom that's been made from latex provided by a nearby tree. He likes to have sex and celebrates at gay pride for the same rights as the heterosexuals who also like to make love. They also need to use condoms else they'll have too many children to fit in their small car! Think, though, of the poor Soviet cosmonauts up on the Soyuz 27. They are heterosexual men who like sex but what opportunity? Perhaps needs must on their prolonged mission? Well no, because "Igor" forgot the rubbers and so "Dimitri"has gone outside in the huff. Majorettes don't know about sex yet as they are too young and then, finally, there's the Pope. He lives in airports and communes with invisible beings so he has something in common with the young cheerleading "Julie" who also converses with extraterrestrial beings (think Marvel etc.). How can we tell them all apart? Well show them instructional videos of course - of sex. This has the Pope furious and leaves the young girl bemused. She can't do any of her baton twirling in space - gravity etc, even if majorettes are the fantasy of the poor blokes stuck in space with their increasingly blue helmets. Now we learn that "Vincent" has AIDS and isn't long for the world. The pope is old, so neither is he - but at least he can drink Polish vodka to take the edge off that thought. "Dimitri" also likes vodka and after quite a few shots imagines that he is now a majorette. Well until he takes too much of the stuff and falls asleep. The moral? Only mankind knows from the start that he is destined to die. Only mankind can write poetry. This is funny and potent, especially as the narrative - which is delivered in short and pithy statements - approaches the end of this feature and points out the inconsistencies of what is "shocking and scandalous".