French Twist
by Josiane Balasko
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Actor: Alain Chabat, Catherine Hiegel, Josiane Balasko, Ticky Holgado, Victoria AbrilDirector: Josiane Balasko
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Writer: Josiane Balasko
Writer: Telsche Boorman
Writer: Patrick Aubre
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-08-05
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: 03090700
Studio: Miramax
Movie Reviews of French Twist
Movie Review: Don't boycott this French gem!
Summary: 5 Stars
Call me dumb or stupid but I turned this movie on thinking I was going to see French Kiss the Meg Ryan movie. BOY WAS I SURPRISED! Now you have to understand that I am uncomfortable with the type of nudity usually shown in foreign films (full frontal and mostly men at that) so for me to continue watching this flick it had to have had something more than gratuitous anatamy shots. Guess what.....it does! Like a cheap dime store novel I couldn't put it down. Like those "shocking" tabloids at the checkout line I "had to pick it up". This is a good movie! I mean I pity that poor actress Victoria Abril for having to kiss such an unattractive "leading" (woman, man?) whatever. But seeing as how that (woman, man?) was also the director I suppose she had no choice. The actress is outstanding in the role as the neglected housewife who can't seem to get her husband "started". Why this guy is on the prowel with a goddess for a wife defys logic but after all it is a movie. And while we're at it Alain Chabat the actor who plays the philandering husband is fantastic! Some of the dialogue is below the belt crass vulgar stuff that may make you blush. But thank goodness it's in French. I think that reading helps you scan over those vulagrities. It's worse to have to hear them in your native language. So.....in conclusion my fellow Americans. Boycott French wines, cheeses, and anything else you can do without....I agree with you on that. But don't boycott this French Gem of a movie. Why? Because it does have a French Twist to it!
Summary of French Twist
Sassy, sexy, and utterly outrageous, this comedy treat received outstanding critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award nomination! Saucy suburban housewife Loli is furious when she discovers her playboy husband is a wild womanizer who has been cheating on her left and right for years! But things take an unusually funny turn when the van of a tough-talking, tender-hearted woman named Marijo breaks down in front of Loli's house! From then on, expect the hilariously unexpected as Marijo and Loli's relationship develops into much more than just a friendship ... and between the two of them, they devise the perfect revenge!Josiane Balasko wrote, directed, and costars in this lightweight French comedy about a lesbian (Balasko) who falls for a housewife (Victoria Abril) seething over the philandering of her husband (Alain Chabat). The latter is outraged about his spouse's same-sex affair, but over time, the two rivals make peace with the situation--causing Abril's character to throw a hissy fit of her own. This is a cute film that becomes, thank goodness, more interesting as it goes along, challenging comfortable notions about love as a haven from other challenges to the heart. --Tom Keogh
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