It has not been found for a long time, this unknown film of a crisis director and three men and baskets is free of charge

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In the three -house household family pavilion, which causes the curiosity of those around them, including the police inspector.

Originally released on December 21, 1977, this rarity has just arrived at the Arte Platform (Available here). Its title? Why not! Once published on the DVD in the Colina Serreau Box, it was exhausted for years and finally came out to the cinema by the end of 2022, why not! They couldn’t find it. And it must be recognized, the existence of this film is less well known.

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Low dignity for this movie, which is doubly surprised: he is the director of Colin Serrow, one of the French filmmakers who had the most success in the 80’s -90, with two huge cards: three men and bridges (more than 10 million access*, 1985!) And crisis. The year of his release, three men and baskets were the greatest success in the theaters of the year, in front of Rambo 2, specialists in the future.

The subject was rarely directed to French cinema

The originality of this film should also make this film more famous today. The film talks about a three -step household, that is, a hole consisting of two men (Sami Frey and Mario Gonzales) and a woman (Christine Murillo). The film deals with the subject of homosexuality and bisexualism, which was still rarely in French cinema in the 1970s. The film was released a year before the cage aux folles, which refers to the question of Boulevard comedy mode.

In 2014, for the release of the documentary film, the distribution recently questioned its director Colin Serrou about the invisibility of some of his films (Editor’s note. Some have been transformed since) And in particular, this movie, why not! Here’s what he replied.

The journalist attacked the film violently when he came out

“Why not! No one wanted to fund her. So I made a documentary “What do they want” (Editor’s note. Also very difficult to find today) Its funding. “And add:”Why not! This was the first movie about homosexuality, it was 76 years. When I think resistance is still now … marriage resistance to everyone, everything that is still crazy! In 76, he made a scandal! “

As this article Three colorsWhy not the life of the movie! It was not a long quiet river with its funding, so when it was released, then its visibility for years. To the question? Its subject is considered subversive, despite the modesty that derives from the film. “We are pleased with the tender collective hugs, modesty, among Louis musicians, Fernand House man and Alexa, who is responsible for working out, bringing money. This does not prevent a journalist from being violently attacked at a press conference, judging him “pornographic”.

A movie that is difficult for finances

Later, he will explain to Colin Serrous, who obliged to oppose his film before his colleagues, so as not to doubt this love situation, which was also her. The film receives a lot of prizes and has a good community welcoming (…). But the TV, which did not leave the ORTF yoke in 1975, still does not seem to be ready to leave this fun and subversive utopia to penetrate homes. FR3, which agreed to finance the part of the film, retreated when it comes to reading homosexuality.“

As the site of the Ciné Club defines 7th genreThanks why not! Could have been submitted in the spring of 2022, it is “Atypical love story with its plural desires and ambivalence, without a moral lesson, or showed the armed violence in a bath in the libertarian utopia“

Keep in mind why not! Released in DVD / Blu-Ray, edited by smoking cat.

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