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French Twist is a french film of genre Comedy directed by Josiane Balasko released in USA on 3 march 1995 with Victoria Abril
French Twist (1995)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 3 march 1995
Length 1h44
Directed by Josiane Balasko
OriginFrance
Themes La provence, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Rating63%
French Twist (French: Gazon maudit) is a cult 1995 French comedy film. It was written and directed by Josiane Balasko. The film was one of very few French films to have a dubbed version for English audiences. Its title in French is untranslatable but 'Cursed Lawn' is a close approximation. It also refers to the shaving (or not) of pubic hair, a subtle joke in French alluding to the subject matter of the film. The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Synopsis
Laurent (Alain Chabat) and Loli (Victoria Abril) are a thirty-ish married couple living in southern France with their young children. He is an estate agent; she is a housewife. Laurent has extramarital affairs.Actors
Victoria Abril
(Loli)
Alain Chabat
(Laurent Lafaye)
Ticky Holgado
(Antoine)
Josiane Balasko
(Marijo)
Catherine Hiegel
(Dany)
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