Réalisation:
Pierre TcherniaPhotographie:
Jean TournierMusique:
Gérard CalviActeurs·trices:
Michel Serrault, Philippe Noiret, Michel Galabru, Gérard Depardieu, Roger Carel, Jean Carmet, Annie Cordy, Philippe Dumat, Charles Denner (plus)VOD (1)
Résumés(1)
Paris, le mois d'août... Des chantiers surgissent un peu partout, dirigés d'une main de fer par le ministre des travaux publics. Comme tous les Parisiens, Jean-Paul Rondin, un paisible libraire du quartier latin, est agacé par ces travaux mais il ne sait pas qu'ils vont être à l'origine d'une étrange aventure dans laquelle il va se trouver plongé. Un soir, sa fille disparait. Rondin, qui la connaît bien, ne croit pas à une fugue, tandis que le commissaire Lalatte en est persuade. A la vérité il est surtout préoccupé par son départ en vacances avec sa femme et ses enfants. Mais la situation s'aggrave avec la disparition de deux agents cyclistes, et surtout de vingt touristes étrangers dans les catacombes... (Albina Productions)
(plus)Critiques (2)
I can’t believe I missed this movie as a kid. Back then, I thought I had seen just about every French comedy, from The Gendarme series to Le Mille-pattes fait des claquettes, but The Down-in-the-Hole Gang totally flew under my radar. Luckily, it came along just in time to kick off my 2015 on a high note—I turned on the TV, and there it was. The atmosphere, the actors, and the humor instantly took me back to my childhood, and it felt amazing. I might need to rewatch it soon and give it that fifth star. Let’s see what a little nostalgia can do!
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Lately, I've been trying to admire older cinematography, not just the American one. My eye fell on a quite old comedy called "Krysy z temnot" (Rats from the Darkness), where you can see several interesting actors, including ones like Michel Galabru, Philippe Noiret, or the emerging Gérard Depardieu. French comedies have been and still are very popular. Just remember the movies about the police or someone like "Fantomase". I found "Krysy z temnot" on a quite old VHS cassette with corresponding quality and Czech dubbing. Unfortunately, the sound was a bit off, so it wasn't the greatest experience, but on the other hand, it couldn't weaken the power of French humor. The plot itself isn't that funny, for other authors, it could be the basis for a pretty bad horror. In Paris, which is in the middle of summer, and that means also in the middle of road repairs, excavations, and constructions, people suddenly start disappearing. The police are called to the case, but the one who eventually finds out something is a bookseller whose daughter was kidnapped. In the underground, people live who want to find peace and quiet there, but they are constantly hindered by demolitions and the creation of holes on the surface. The film is full of great gags and scenes, as well as characters. Philippe Noiret showed how much comedic potential he had, Michel Galabru (the chief of the police from Saint Tropez) only confirmed that. In today's time, it's somewhat of a phantom, but I must say that in the best sense of the word. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2012/08/parmeni-krysy-z-temnot-mi-4-blazniva.html
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