What is it about?
Who is in trouble? Hoping to find a job, he arrives in Bordeaux and crosses paths with Marina, a humanitarian with a big heart. In order to get a place to live with him, he pretends to be undocumented. One evening he meets Jerome, who himself was on the street after his mother’s death. Despite racist remarks and a strange phobia of exercise, Wissy agrees to hide him at Marina’s house for the night. But smelling a good plan, Jerome is determined to get involved. Especially since he found out who’s plan to subjugate Marina…
Raphael Cuenard is back to headline the comedy. After the success of Yannick and the second act, still under the direction of Quentin Dupier, he is cast in Why You Smile, a social comedy and presented as “Disrespectful”, in which he finds Jean-Pascal Zad (both were on the poster of the Coupez ensemble), and here the co-starring of Emmanuel DeVos.
This comedy, co-directed by Christine Paillard and Chad Chenuga, relies on this tandem “Nickel plated legs“By mixing different tones, and not just for pure comedy:”We have had little desire to fight against political correctness, against the order of a society where everything is first-rate, dark and polarizing. It is important to be irreverent, to be able to laugh at tragedies. We should be able to talk about serious topics without drama“, explains Christine Paylar.
A mix of tones between comedy and more dramatic stuff
“Comedy can also open up avenues for reflection, bringing us face to face with ourselves. We use bad faith, stupidity, abominations, of course, to make people laugh, but also to remind us that like alligators in the river of life, these flaws are there, not far from each of us, ready to eat us at a moment’s notice. of weakness… (…) Beyond burlesque and comic situations, we wanted to show the humanity of the characters.”
Like a Toledano and Nakache film like A Difficult Year, Why Smile wants to be part of the line of Italian comedies, with humor.that purrs and ticklesAnd yet, as difficult a year as it is, Why Smile is also an ode to friendship.
In addition to the main trio, charming and who take us to many turns, let’s mention the role of Judith Magri, who plays a colorful role. “There’s a little Bette Davis side to her in Old Money: she’s an extremely rich woman on the edge of life who can say anything, do anything. He really doesn’t care what anyone thinks of him. It’s so outrageous, it’s a treat!“, explains Chad Chenuga.
Why You’re Smiling can be seen in theaters this Wednesday, July 3, 2024.
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