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Closet (Widescreen)

Daniel Auteuil (Actor), G�rard Depardieu (Actor), Francis Veber (Director) | Rated: R (Restricted) | Format: DVD

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Actors: Daniel Auteuil, G�rard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte, Mich�le Laroque, Jean Rochefort
Directors: Francis Veber
Writers: Francis Veber
Producers: Alain Poir�, Patrice Ledoux
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
Language: French
Subtitles: English
Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
MPAA Rating:
Studio: Miramax
Release Date: Nov 13 2001
Run Time: 84 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00005OSLQ

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French humor, which isn't exactly subtle, is delivered via an especially broad premise in The Closet. A nebbish (Daniel Auteuil) who works at a condom manufacturer learns he's about to be fired; with the help of his neighbor, he pretends to be gay so his boss can't fire him without seeming prejudiced. Then a bigoted coworker (Gerard Depardieu) tries to worm his way into the nebbish's good graces because he's afraid of being fired. In the wrong hands, The Closet could be ham-fisted slapstick. What makes this movie truly delightful is the superb understatement with which every gag is handled; even the sight of Auteuil wearing a giant condom tip on his head has an impeccable deadpan grace. All the performances are excellent; Depardieu's smarm is particularly delicious. Each scene takes a new twist of social discomfort and befuddlement in this winning comedy. --Bret Fetzer

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François Pignon, comptable dans une grosse entreprise, récemment divorcé, est sur le point d'être licencié. Il décide de mettre fin à ses jours lorsqu'il rencontre fortuitement son salvateur voisin de palier, qui lui conseille une stratégie afin de retrouver sa place dans la société... L'immense succès du Dîner de cons a consacré Francis Veber comme le roi de l'humour à la française. Devenant plus grave avec ce Placard, car traitant d'un sujet plus difficile, moins porté à la dérision, il démontre une fois de plus sa capacité à faire rire grâce à une mise en scène pertinente et à un casting brillant : Daniel Auteuil, touchant de sensibilité et de naïveté, secondé par un Gérard Depardieu visiblement très à l'aise dans son rôle de beauf raciste dont la carcasse se fissure, Thierry Lhermitte, Michèle Laroque et Jean Rochefort, entre autres. Sans tomber dans la caricature, Jacques Veber traite de l'homosexualité avec humour, et nous livre une fois encore un spectacle de qualité, de la même trempe que ceux auxquels il nous a habitués depuis longtemps. --David Rault

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5.0 out of 5 stars funny, entertaining, Mar 2 2010

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This movie is very funny and has a good story as well. As a high school teacher, I am always looking for good authentic French movies to show my students. They really liked this one. Recommended for high school students (ages 15-18). English subtitles only - no French subtitles.

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3.0 out of 5 stars There's good and bad, Jun 23 2004

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The performances are excellent, especially Depardieu. There are some genbuine laughs, but as someone else pointed out, it is a one-joke film, and there are parts where it gets out of hand, or tedious or unbelievable. See it, but buy it cheap or rent it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious but relevent to today's issues, May 20 2004

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Daniel Auteuil shines in this story of a man who risks losing his job but fakes his sexuality to keep his job. Gérard Dépardieu hilariously plays a man who goes mad as he falls for another man who he thinks is gay.

The setting is a condom making factory. You can only imagine.

A very funny film that reminds us why the French are progressive filmmakers! Now we know that they can make comedy, too!

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