Old Stoves 2: Should You Have Seen The First Movie?

What is it about?

To help the migrants he has been hiding in Paris, Pierrot takes them southwest to Antoine, who himself is already welcoming Mimille, in the midst of recapturing his love for Bertie. Waiting for peace and passion in the countryside, six refugees will taste the legendary hospitality of the French countryside the most.

A perfect opportunity for Sophie and our three old stoves to shake off their fears and prejudices was facilitated by the unexpected consultants of the election campaign, whom Larquebouse, the mayor of Montcourt, is not going to forget.

Must have seen the first movie?

If you missed Les Vieux fourneaux in 2018 or don’t know the comics it’s inspired by, don’t worry! Antoine, Emile and Pierrot retain their personalities from the first installment, but Les Vieux fourneaux 2: bons pour l’asile is quite accessible. From the very first scenes, the feature film offers moments that immediately define the characters for a new audience.

Return of the old bastards

Pierre Richard and Eddie Mitchell reprise their roles as Pierrot and Emile. For those familiar with the first opus, Antoine, the third member of the trio, changed his face, replacing Roland Giraud with Bernard Le Coq. We also meet Bert and his strong character played by Miriam Boyer and of course Alice Paul as Antoine’s granddaughter Sophie.

Also of note is the presence of former Charlotte member Jean Sarous, who hasn’t appeared on the big screen since 1997’s Big Cry for Love.

Inspired by the album…with great freedom

Christophe Duturon returns to direct this comedy, which, like the previous comedy, was written by Wilfried Lupano, the author of the original comics. The story is inspired by the fifth album to get better away from it and almost invent a whole new adventure for these three “old stoves”.

“I thought it would be better for them if this second movie didn’t completely repeat what they read in the fifth album that it was inspired from.”– says Lupano in the press kit, “That he should make a surprise for them and bring something new.”

So I kept the theme and spirit of this Vieux Fourneaux n°5, but let loose with its story. Among other things, I placed it in the southwest and came up with a few things.”

But why did you insist on doing a second opus? “The first movie was a good memory for everyone”Christophe Ditouron comments, “And when it came to filming the second part, the producers offered me.

It took us a while because the cast and I really wanted to work again on the script by comic book writer Wilfried Lupano, who has a busy story.

Bernard Le Coq acclimatized quickly after dinner with Pierre Richard and Eddie Mitchell to get to know each other. Intrigued by the film’s opening theme, he was fascinated by the shooting team he discovered:

“Honestly, I have never played a script with such joy, such a kick, such humor, to understand that no, “other”, “foreigner”, is not a threat to the native, and not even. less enemy.”

Old Furnaces 2: Good for Asylum is in theaters now.