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French Fried Vacation is a french film of genre Comedy directed by Patrice Leconte released in USA on 11 november 1978 with Michel Blanc

French Fried Vacation (1978)

Les Bronzés

French Fried Vacation
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Released in USA 11 november 1978
Length 1h32
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OriginFrance
Genres Comedy
Rating66% 3.3435053.3435053.3435053.3435053.343505

French Fried Vacation (Les Bronzés) is a cult 1978 French comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte. The film satirizes life at holiday resorts such as Club Med. It is one of many films by the French troupe Le Splendid. Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Marie-Anne Chazel, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte and Christian Clavier wrote and created together the play "Amours, Coquillages et Crustacés", and drew the scenario for Les Bronzés from this café-théâtre piece. The film has achieved cult status in France, where it sold 2.2 million tickets during its initial theatrical release.

It was followed by two sequels, also directed by Patrice Leconte: Les Bronzés font du ski (1979) and Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie (2006)

Synopsis

Gigi, Jerome, Christiane, Jean-Claude, and Bernard visit a resort in the Ivory Coast, the Club Med village of Assinie. Bernard subsequently meets up with his wife, Nathalie, who has already spent a week there, and they are all welcomed by Popeye and the eccentric emcees, Bobo and Bourseault.

Actors

Michel Blanc

(Jean-Claude Dusse, le frustré)
Marie-Anne Chazel

(Gisèle André dite "Gigi", légère du bocal)
Christian Clavier

(Jérôme Tarayre, le mauvais médecin généraliste)
Gérard Jugnot

(Bernard Morin, le pauvre type)
Josiane Balasko

(Nathalie Morin, la femme de Bernard)
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