The Closet | Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu

The Closet | Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu | Delightful and funny

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The Closet

	The Closet Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu Miramax, 2001 average customer review:based on 42 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The always popular Gerard Depardieu (102 DALMATIANS, VATEL) stars in a warmly engaging comedy that shows how one little white lie can change everything! A dull and lonely accountant working at a condom factory, Francois (Daneil Auteuil) meekly endures office jokes and backroom whispers that he's about to be fired ... usually instigated by his loutish coworker Felix (Depardieu). But that all changes when a rumor about him spreads around the office! Much to his surprise, this funny falsehood becomes the catalyst that sends Francois' life on an unexpected and hilarious turn for the better! As this outrageous, critically acclaimed story unfolds, you'll laugh along with Francois as he keeps this improbable charade going in an inspired bid to save his job and transform his life!

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Excellent movie!

I bought this movie for a our languages department - we show movies and have pizza as an evening activity. I saw the film a few years ago and watched it again - it's hilarious!! Daniel Auteuil is a brilliant actor (see The Eighth Day 1996). There is one racy bit though which is why it's an R and some suggestive language.

Delightful and funny

This was a really funny movie. I usually don't like reading sub-titles, but I hardly even noticed them because the movie was so good. The humor is understated and well-done. I highly recommend this movie.

Funny Take on Society and Sexuality

This film was an interesting look at how people tiptoe around sexuality. The acting was well done, and the cliche characteristics of the homophobic are exagerated to show just how silly they really are. It is a light-hearted look at something serious (possibly the best way to do it). It was above all entertaining, which is really all that I require from a movie.

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Not so funny

Yes, the acting is good, and the filming is more than adequate. But the truth is that this film is not very funny. The problem is the script. It is bland and sometimes confusing. There really is no point to it. (Is it for or against homosexuality?) The "R" rating is strictly for a few seconds of fake sex filmed at a distance. And there is no point to that either. This movie is simply not up to Veber's zany La Cage Aux Folles or his mildly humorous The Dinner Game.

Star-studded but weak

First, let me say that I am NOT terribly familiar with French culture. Secondly, let me say that I do speak Spanish and so can hear much of what is being said in the original French, and the subtitles are atrocious! Overall, this film simply isn't all that funny. But for a French film, I was surprised at how light it was and that it made it to the shelf. I can peel layers off any film, no matter how stupid, and analyze it to death, discussing all the ideas and themes and all that. But I won't do it here because the only theme that is dealt with is that of the French view of humanity. But I'll let you figure that out. Don't expect to laugh much, though, unless, perhaps, you're French.

Primero, tengo que admitir que no sé mucho de la cultura de Francia. Segundo, si los subtítulos en español son tan horribles como los del inglés, no vale la pena. Sobre todo, ese film no es muy cómico ni divertido. Es casi un chulo. Realmente solo se trata de UN tema, pero por haber sido un film de Francia, no es muy pesado. Míralo si quieres, pero en mi opinión, es tiempo mal gastado.

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