Absolument fabuleux (2001)
Directed by Gabriel Aghion

Comedy
aka: Absolutely Fabulous

Film Synopsis

Eddie and Patsy are two of a kind.  In their wild, hedonistic youth they took part in the events of May 1968, burnt their bras and became militant feminists with a fervour which rivals that of today's Islamic fundamentalists.  Now, in their wild, hedonistic middle age, they continue their two-woman crusade against male-enforced domesticity.  Men have their uses, naturally, but no man is ever going to put a chain round Eddie or Patsy's neck and make them unpaid slaves to the male ego.   When they aren't out shopping for the latest fashion accessories with which to impress their very select friends, they are out partying and bingeing on caviar and champagne.  The only flaw in this perfect life is that Eddie has a daughter, Safrane, who wants absolutely nothing of her mother's absolutely fabulous lifestyle...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Gabriel Aghion
  • Script: Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Gabriel Aghion, François-Olivier Rousseau, Rémi Waterhouse, Pierre Palmade (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: François Catonné
  • Music: Nicolas Neidhardt
  • Cast: Josiane Balasko (Eddie Mousson), Nathalie Baye (Patricia), Marie Gillain (Safrane), Vincent Elbaz (Jonathan), Claude Gensac (Mamie Mousson), Yves Rénier (Alain), Saïd Taghmaoui (Manu), Chantal Goya (Herself - Chantal Goya), Stéphane Bern (Himself - En personne), Catherine Deneuve (Une spectatrice du défilé), Jennifer Saunders (Une spectatrice du défilé), Jean-Paul Gaultier (Le créateur), Marie-Christine Bendavid (Herself - En personne), Viviane Blassel (Les mannequins), Claire Chazal (Une spectatrice du défilé), Christophe Delcourt (Himself - En personne), Brigitte Fontaine (Brigitte Fontaine), Estelle Lefébure (Mannequin défilé Gaultier), Arnaud Lemaire (Himself - En personne), Marie-Christiane Marek (Herself - En personne)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 105 min
  • Aka: Absolutely Fabulous

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