The Dinner Game
(1998)
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The Dinner Game
(1998)
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Thierry Lhermitte | ... | ||
Jacques Villeret | ... | ||
Francis Huster | ... |
Juste Leblanc
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Daniel Prévost | ... |
Lucien Cheval
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Alexandra Vandernoot | ... |
Christine Brochant
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Catherine Frot | ... |
Marlène Sasseur
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Benoît Bellal | ... |
Host 1
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Jacques Bleu | ... |
Host 3
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Philippe Brigaud | ... |
Tanner (boomerang thrower)
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Michel Caccia | ... |
Guest 1
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Laurent Gendron | ... |
Guest 2
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Mykhaël Georges-Schar | ... |
Host 2
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Edgar Givry | ... |
Cordier
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Pierre-Arnaud Juin | ... |
Boissonade
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Daniel Martin | ... |
Messignac
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To amuse themselves at a weekly dinner, a few well-heeled folk each bring a dimwit along who is to talk about his pastime. Each member seeks to introduce a champion dumbbell. Pierre, an avid participant of the game, runs into one problem after another that devilishly compromises his secrets, turning the tables on him and his objective, which diverges as the movie progresses. Firstly, wishing to be certain he has selected a winner, he invited his guest, Mr. Pignon, to meet him at home before setting off; but night of all nights, Pierre has put his back out and it is questionable whether he can manage to get to the dinner. The blundering Mr. Pignon will continually spring forward to help relieve Pierre of his troubles, which have drastically compounded, pointing in the direction of friends, taxes and women, and Pierre's dimwit Pignon accordingly will prove his substance to the end. Written by Plume Dargent
I'll keep it short and sweet. This movie was hilarious - even if you've never watched a French movie in your life, this is one of the quirkiest movies you'll ever see. I was laughing the entire time. The acting was good and the directing average. But the writing and screenplay were absolutely fantastic. You don't need to know French to watch it as long as you can get your hands on a copy with subtitles. Many foreign movies require you pay attention to the imagery, etc., thus making it hard for those needing subtitles. In this one the script carries the movie. I watched Le Diner de cons about 5 or 6 years ago, and it definitely sparked my interest in foreign movies 10/10