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French Twist

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French Twist

R

Released Jan 12, 1995

1h 48m

Comedy

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Laurent (Alain Chabat) is a married businessman who has no qualms over stepping outside his marriage, believing his wife, Loli (Victoria Abril), is fine being none the wiser. While he has one fling after another, Loli takes care of their house and children -- but this pattern is about to change. One day, a van breaks down outside their house, bringing Marijo (Josiane Balasko), a lesbian DJ, into their lives. As it turns out, Loli takes a liking to Marijo and starts an affair of her own.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B+

Sep 7, 2011

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Set aside the subject matter, and French Twist is as simple, as moronic and as uninteresting as the American "dumb and dumber" movies.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Sheila Reid

Women in the Life

A madcap French comedy that breaks the traditional formula of a love triangle.

May 31, 2022

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Matthew Hays

The Advocate

The bottom line is that French Twist is infinitely more challenging in its sexual politics than [La Cage aux Folles]. In Balasko’s world, sexual orientation is infinitely more fluid than we supposed.

Apr 5, 2022

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jun 19, 2005

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PridePosterStudios

It’s littered with tropes. A better job could have been done in terms of lesbian/poly rep.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/13/24

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Audience Member

An unhappily married housewife (Victoria Abril) falls for a lesbian drifter (director Josiane Balasko) at the same time she learns of her husband's serial infidelities ... so she asks the lesbian to move in with them. Clearly intended as a satire, but none of the characters are recognizable as real people, which really hurts any satirical force this might have had.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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While it's not a hilarious movie, it was still fun and definitely entertaining throughout. Plus, things are helped by great performances by Abril and Balasko. Despite a few too many slow spots, this is still a good film that is worth your time

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

The twist falls short, but it is very French.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

mostly it was hilarious, but some parts toward the end you dunno whether to laugh or hurl. very 'cuckoo', this one. the cheating husband and the actor who played his clueless friend were good. definitely a twist at the end alright.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Quintessentially French

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Laurent

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Loli

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Synopsis

Laurent (Alain Chabat) is a married businessman who has no qualms over stepping outside his marriage, believing his wife, Loli (Victoria Abril), is fine being none the wiser. While he has one fling after another, Loli takes care of their house and children -- but this pattern is about to change. One day, a van breaks down outside their house, bringing Marijo (Josiane Balasko), a lesbian DJ, into their lives. As it turns out, Loli takes a liking to Marijo and starts an affair of her own.

Director: Josiane Balasko
Producer: Pierre Grunstein
Screenwriter: Patrick Aubrée, Josiane Balasko, Telsche Boorman
Distributor: Miramax Zoë, Miramax Films
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 12, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $150.7K
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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