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Les Bronzés (French Fried Vacation) is a 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. Michel Blanc, Marie-Anne Chazel, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko 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. [1] 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)
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Gigi, Jerome, Christiane, Jean-Claude, and Bernard visit a resort in the Ivory Coast. 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. The film follows the humorous couplings and uncouplings of the group, and especially Popeye's attempt to seduce record numbers of women.
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Films directed by Patrice Leconte |
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| 1980s |
Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981) · Ma femme s'appelle reviens (1982) · Circulez y a rien à voir! (1983) · Les Spécialistes (1985) · Tandem (1987) · Monsieur Hire (1988)
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| Shorts |
L'espace vital (1969) · Le laboratoire de l'angoisse (1971) · La famille heureuse (Famille Gazul) (1973) · Pour Alexandre Goldovitch, URSS (1991) · Le Batteur Du Boléro (1992) · La Ciotat 1996 (1995) · Trac (2007)
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