SYNOPSICS
Le sens de la fête (2017) is a French,Tamil movie. Olivier Nakache,Éric Toledano has directed this movie. Jean-Pierre Bacri,Jean-Paul Rouve,Gilles Lellouche,Vincent Macaigne are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2017. Le sens de la fête (2017) is considered one of the best Comedy,Drama,Romance movie in India and around the world.
Pierre is marrying Héléna and he wants his wedding party to be first rate. For that he has reserved the services of Max Angély, a seasoned caterer, and his team. The reception is to take place in a sumptuous 17th century leisure castle and its beautiful park and the music to be supplied by an excellent DJ. The rich arrogant bridegroom demands that everything go according to plan. Max assures him that will be the case but what he fails to tell him is that his team is not absolutely above reproach. For instance, Etienne (as James), a second-rate entertainer, has replaced the top-level DJ; Adèle, Max's short-tempered assistant, keeps causing embroilment ; Guy, the wedding photographer is a free-loading has been; Josiane, Max's close collaborator and also lover, is on the verge of breaking up with him; Julien, a depressive ex-teacher turned waiter, once had a date with - the bride; Samy, an additional waiter, proves quite worthless. But Max, whose motto is "Always adapt!" is the ...
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Le sens de la fête (2017) Reviews
A joyful parenthesis
"C'est la vie" is a hilarious movie, but also very french, which is both a great thing, as its humour captures very well some subtleties about the french, and a weakness, as some north-American critics may not appreciate these subtleties, as they aren't as "in your face" as often seen. But from a French pov, this is an absolute pleasure. First and foremost, Jean-Pierre Bacri does "du Bacri", and this from the onset. The laughs are loud, the control and pace perfect. From that point on, this great ensemble will carry the movie from surreal situations to absurd quid pro quo leaving the audience in tears from laughs and deeply satisfied. In days and age where everything is so serious, don't feel guilty to enjoy this joyful parenthesis.
Subtle, thoughtful, keenly observed comedy - SUBLIME
Directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano had already come up with a masterpiece in 2011: LES INTOUCHABLES, brimming with joie de vivre despite the physical and social limitations of the two main characters, brilliantly played by François Cluzet and Omar Sy. That same zest for life is present in LE SENS DE LA FÊTE, and certainly the acting is of the highest order once again. Were this an American film, and Jean-Pierre Bacri would certainly have received an Oscar nomination. His control over his party function team, his business sense, his perceptiveness of his troop members' moods, and even his occasionally deadpan moments render his performance sublime, possibly the most complete, subtle, and perceptive I watched in 2017. There are many other performers in this film but that never detracts from the film's focus and all of them do an excellent job of raising this film to the highest levels of comedy, including two Indians from the Punjab who have some of the peachiest small parts I have watched in the recent past. From the above, it is easy to conclude that dialogue is sharp and funny, as characters find themselves in all manner of laughable, embarrassing, sexy, unprofessional, and other situations. Perhaps the screenplay's greatest merit is that it keeps subtly misleading the viewer into believing that the outcome of a given sequence will be this or that - to be sure, you never get the pat solution! Photography is excellent, especially the night shots and the sequence involving a balloon in flight. Soundtrack is very appropriate, never interfering, but always helping to give substance to the film. Finally - please forgive me if I repeat my introduction - what a great job of directing! This is one of the best, subtlest and most sublime comedies I have ever had the privilege to watch. I was really sorry to see the credits roll up at the end. and that's not what I feel about many movies these days. Masterpiece - 10/10
A sublte pleasure
This film is not necessarily fast paced, so it's not for people who have the habit of checking their phone during presentation. Some yokes are subtly prepared for quite some time, and are probably being missed, if attention wanders to what Niki or Ariana are up to these days. On the other hand this feature is a great pleasure for people with some patience. It shows a lot of respect and understanding for its characters, and even the annoying ones get their moments of greatness. Its humour is far away from embarrassing its protagonists, and the laughter stems from compassion not farts.
Best laugh of 2017
What an amazing movie. Details, locations, conversations, all with a twist. Long time I had such a laugh in the movie theater. The title does not cover the movie at all. Myself I was a bit reluctant to go out and watch this, but hey this is a must-go-see for everybody who likes french humor, but not over the top.
A posh French wedding turns chaotic, then harmonious
This hilarious French comedy was originally titled Le sens de la fete. For some reason, that was translated for the international market to C'est la vie. Who knows why. Perhaps to impose a more reassuring, because familiar, attitude. For this is life, where the best planned parties run disastrous. A lavish wedding in a 17th Century mansion goes manically awry. The anatomy of a crumbling posh wedding evokes Altman's The Wedding, of course, but the new film is not as biting. This aims for humour rather than satire. It soft-pedals any political themes. The waiters' spokesman fails to serve his comrades, when they're required to wear heavy period costumes and wigs. The workers give in but without anger. Indeed, despite the event director's furious tirade against his staff, the "magic" of the event takes hold and he abandons his plan to sell out and retire. Though the groom is an upper class twit, the film ignores class prejudice. The servants slip easily into the guests' activities when it appears necessary for them to hide from an inspector. The groom's mother has a fling with the photographer with whom she has been squabbling. So, too, the romance that erupts between the seedy substitute singer and the director's angry assistant. Their relationship moves from antagonism to love, with dramatic effect. Through the evening even the event director loses then wins back the assistant he has been having an affair with. Happily, his wife calls to suggest they separate because she has her own new lover. So this wedding, through all its chaos and frantic adapting, manages to achieve love on several fronts, to change discord into harmony. The ex-teacher waiter who still adores the bride is a familiar French type, the grammatical pedant correcting everyone. For all his punctilious language, though, he slops around in what look like pyjamas ("They're hybrid") and encourages the director, his brother-in-law, to leave his marriage. France's immigrant class is acknowledged in the Sri Lankan dishwashers, who periodically joke about their new society but are happy to integrate. Passing references to their having their own band and a confusion between two kinds of flute set up the late-night jam between the booked band and the dishwashers' that closes the night and the film on a note of high harmony. This is a feel-good film.