From The Bifle has Zenithal
More than ten years after the making of the short film The Bifle (2012), Jean-Baptiste Saurel is back with a new absurd comedy about sexuality. A great delirium a thousand kilometers from the series Parallels (2022) or Zoro (September 6 on Paramount+) directed by him. If at the time the filmmaker made fun of himself and his adolescent complexes, with Zenithalcontinuation of The Biflethis time he humorously questions himself about “the place of men in society and among women“, as he explained in the film’s press kit. However, he approaches his themes (masculinity, sexuality, couples, etc.) through a crazy style, between The City of Fear and Stephen Chow’s Hong Kong action comedies.
In Zenithalwe follow Francis, who has been engaged to Sonia for 10 years and runs a laundromat with his friend Marcus. Annoyed by the fact that he no longer has sexual relations with his partner, Francis goes completely crazy when he discovers that she is giving self-defense lessons with his former rival, Ti-Kong, known for his disproportionate memberThe next day, Ti-Kong is found dead “beheaded” in Sonia’s dojo. The police immediately suspect Francis, who, believing he is finding refuge with a regular customer of his laundry, will actually fall into the trap of a mad surgeon, eager to defend male domination.
A crazy comedy full of references
Assuming all the madness, Zenithal It’s entertaining as much for its improbable concept as for its his hilarious and bizarre dialoguesvery seriously said. As mentioned above, we’ll take care of it The City of Fear for this style of comedy. But Jean-Baptiste Saurel also has fun drawing on kung fu. If Stephen Chow (Shaolin Football) appears as an obvious reference, Tsui Hark is not excluded (with the final virtuosity), while the director of Zénithal also cites “Quentin Tarantino for the dialogues (…) or even Robert Rodriguez and the fully hypothesized B series“.
Duration 1 hour and 20 minutes, Zenithal works in its first part with a good pace and dialogues, one funnier than the other. Even if it then runs out of steam, the comedy remains enjoyable, especially thanks to a casting (Franc Bruneau, Vanessa Guide, Xavier Lacaille, Cyril Gueï, Bruno Gouery, Anaïde Rozam) that is not afraid of the ridiculous and plays the card to the end. If only to see Vanessa Guide Fights Against a Giant Penis, Zenithal worth the detour. The film is in theaters from August 21st. Below the trailer:
Source: Cine Serie
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