Tonight on TV: All the fans of L’Auberge Espagnole rushed to the cinema to see this movie

In 2002, French audiences fell under the spell of Xavier, the role of the modern heartthrob Romain Dury, whose life would change during a year spent in Barcelona as part of the Erasmus program.

With L’Auberge Espagnole, Cédric Clappy perfectly captures the hopes, dreams and frustrations of some European youth in the early 2000s. When it was released, the film caused a sensation, with an estimated 3 million admissions in France and 4.8 million in Europe. .

And it was during the promotion of the feature film that the director suddenly got the idea for a sequel after attending a wedding in Russia behind the scenes. Leave Barcelona, ​​head for Paris, London and St Petersburg to follow Javier, now in his thirties, as he tries to juggle work, love and writing.

Released in 2005, Russian Dolls uses the same ingredients that brought all the charm and success to its predecessor: a hero in full interrogation, a group of terribly lovable friends, in short, a tender and vivid portrait of a generation.

The success in cinemas is still there: 2.97 million receptions were recorded in France and 3.4 million in Europe.

Following The Chinese Puzzle, which completed the trilogy in 2013, the saga is now available as a series with Greek Salad, whose eight episodes focusing on Xavier’s children are expected on April 14 on Prime Video.

Russian dolls Cédric Clappy with Natalie Marshak, Jean-Louis Barcelona, ​​Romain Dury…

Tonight at Arte at 20:55.