Like So We Dance, these French comedies are actually a remake!

Les Fantasmes, Pourris gâtés, Irréductible, so we dance … There are many French comedies adapted from foreign films that are less known in our region. Here are the last 10 examples.

So We Dance by Michelle LaRoche (2022)

Რ About? Determined to take control of her life after discovering her husband’s unbelief, Sandra takes refuge in her sister Dan. Opposite each other they find themselves around a common passion: dancing. With the gilded feet of her sister’s friends, Lucien and Roberto Nickel, Sandra finally finds the touch of freedom and madness that her life has lacked. A new life begins: because we all have the right to a second dance!

Which film is it shot on? Then we dance Is an adaptation of Richard Lonkrain’s British feature film Finding Your Feet.

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Rotten spoiled by Nicolas Kuche (2021)

Რ About? Lazy, capricious, partying, the three children of businessman Frances Bartek do nothing in their lives other than spend the money earned by their father’s labor. Tired of their behavior, he convinces them that they are completely devastated, thus forcing them to do the incredible: work!

Which film is it shot on? Spoiled rotten Is a very free adaptation of Gaz Alazrak’s Mexican film Nosotros los Nobles, in which a father decides to teach his children a lesson that will ultimately backfire.

“I liked the topic primarily because I have three children, but also because it raises topical issues regarding the show.Explains Nicholas Cush. How do we give a taste of the effort and hard work to those young people who might find life easier thanks to their parents? How to deal with the temptations of brands, fashion, excessive consumption? It was a fun and relevant way for me to push the comedy slide away, to deal with issues that many parents, of course, may find to varying degrees.. “

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Fantasies of Stephen and David Fenkinos (2021)

Რ About? In front of their fantasies six couples try to explore the hidden aspects of their intimate life. Six questions about access to pleasure. From Role Playing to Abstinence, through the exhibition, six separate stories that interest you with the same question about desire, at the center today. Own, but someone else …

Which film is it shot on? Fantasies Is a free adaptation of Josh Lawson’s Australian film If you love me … released in 2015 live on VOD in France and titled The Little Death (La petite mort) in the original version.

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Irrevocable by Jerome Commander (2022)

Რ About? Vincent Peltier, a peace activist at Limassol-based Eaux et Forets, is calling for his resignation over a staff review that he least wants in the world. An overly diligent inspector decides to take him to the worst places in the world to force him to resign. So he sends him to Greenland to protect the science base researchers from the bears’ attacks. Can you imagine the rest …

Which film is it shot on? Irreversible Is it a remake of the Italian movie Quo Vado? By Gennaro Nunciante. When it was released in 2016, the film was a success, defeating Star Wars VII at the Italian box office, attracting 9 million viewers and grossing over $ 68 million in Italy. For reference, Fabien Ontiente (Camping) was initially approached as the director of a remake of this film.

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10 Days Without a Mother by Ludovic Bernard (2020)

Რ About? Antoine, the main DIY brand HRD, is going to become No. 1 in its box. This is the moment when his wife, Isabel, chooses to rest and take a few days of fresh air to take care of him. Antoine then finds himself alone to run the house and their four children. He is fast ahead of events! 10 days without a mother, which could ruin her meeting.

Which film is it shot on? 10 Days Without a Mother is an adaptation of Ariel Vinograd’s Argentine film Mamá se fue de viaje (2017), which has not been released in French cinemas. A French sequel is planned for this remake, titled Again 10 Days Without a Mother. Its release is already dated April 12, 2023.

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Fred Cavae Game (2018)

Რ About? During dinner, a couple of friends decide to play a “game”: everyone should put their mobile phone in the middle of the table and every SMS, phone call, e-mail, Facebook message, etc. Should be shared with others. It will not take long for this “game” to turn into a nightmare.

Which film is it shot on? Fred Cavaye’s fifth work (for him, Radin!), The Game is Perfetti Sconosciuti (literally “Perfect Aliens”), an Italian comedy-drama that was released in early 2016 and has already been adapted in 2017 by Alex de la Iglesia. Fred Kawai changed certain characters, such as their profession and their reaction to calls or phone messages. He also changed a few other elements to make the film believable in the French context.

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Dropped by Eloise Lang (2018)

Რ About? Rose and Alice are two very different and are. Rose is free and rock ‘n’ roll. Alice is orderly and responsible. They agree on nothing more than to immediately reassure Françoise, their mother, who was recently thrown by her father to a much younger woman. The mission they have assigned themselves is a simple “rescue mother” and a well-defined framework of operations: a recreation club on Reunion Island …

Which film is it shot on? Dumped is an adaptation of Hela Juff’s Danish film All Inclusive. Therefore, for her first solo feature film, Eloise Lang chose a remake. The idea of ​​staging a mother / daughter trio really moved the filmmaker. “Two and I have, we are very different and all three are very close to their mother. When I was writing scripts, one of the sayings was, “Write what you know.” The difficulty of aging when you are a woman (and at any age), finding a place in the family, considering your life choices, these are all living experiences!“, He confesses.

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Only Gigolo by Olivier Baruch (2019)

Რ About? How to live happily and richly without working? To be a gigolo. But after 25 years of living with Denise, Alex “Gigolo” is released without warning and finds himself on the street. Forced to move in with her sister and her 10-year-old nephew, she has only one obsession: to find a rich heir as quickly as possible.

Which film is it shot on? Just a gigolo is a remake of the American film that almost went unnoticed in France, How To Be A Latin Lover, starring Salma Hayek and Kristen Bell.

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A man worthy of Laurent Tyrard (2016)

Რ About? Diana is a wonderful woman. She is a very beautiful woman. A brilliant lawyer, he has a sense of humor and a strong personality. And since he has just ended a marriage that did not make him happy, here he finally meets freely the man of his life. Chances are, Diane gets a phone call from someone from Alexander who has found a lost cell phone. Very quickly, something happens during this phone conversation. Alexander is polite, funny, obviously cultured … Diane is fascinated. The appointment is fixed quickly. But the meeting is not going as planned …

Which film is it shot on? The Man of Heights is a remake of the Argentine film Corazón de León, directed by Marcos Carnival in 2014, which was not released in France. Instead of Jean Dujardin, we found Guillermo Franchella, who appears in El Clan or the Oscar-winning Argentine thriller In His Eyes.

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Fonzy by Isabel Doval (2013)

Რ About? Fonzy, a pseudonym by which Diego Costa repeatedly supplied sperm 20 years ago as part of a research protocol. Today, at the age of 42, he is the buyer of a fisherman family and leads the life of an irresponsible and cunning teenager. Before her companion Elsa tells her that she is pregnant, her past shows itself again. Diego finds out that he is the father of 533 children, 142 of whom want to know who Fonzi is …

Which film is it shot on? Fonzy is an adaptation of the 2011 Quebec movie Starbuck. In the latter, director Ken Scott tells the story of David Wozniak, nicknamed Starbuck, who at the age of 42 discovers that he is the father of 533 children. Winner of 3 Gene (Cesars in Canada), the film was selected at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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