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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 3-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Cast
Alain Chabat
Jean-Pierre Ranu
Gérard Jugnot
Chef cuisinier
Frédéric Beigbeder
Caissière
Nicolas Charlet
Plusieurs personnages
Bruno Lavaine
Plusieurs personnages
Kader Aoun
Jean-Bernard
Marina Foïs
Dame de service n°1
Héléna Noguerra
Dame de service n°2
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Nicolas Charlet
- Writers
- Nicolas Charlet, Bruno Lavaine
- Languages
- French
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Nicolas Charlet directs. Dylan Doyle behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 3-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 24 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Nicolas Charlet, shot by Dylan Doyle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Alain Chabat and Gérard Jugnot and Frédéric Beigbeder carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0358074 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Dylan Doyle
- Runtime
- 3 min · 0h 3m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Nicolas Charlet
Production companies
Who made it
Canal+
FR
Key crew
- ProducerAlain Chabat
- Executive ProducerArno Moria
- Set DecorationStéphane Rozenbaum
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- musical
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2002-01-01
