Le Grand méchant loup (2013)
Directed by Nicolas Charlet, Bruno Lavaine

Comedy

Film Synopsis

Henri, Philippe and Louis are three brothers who all believe they have made a success of their lives.  Now in their forties, they are all comfortably settled with partners they adore, and count themselves incredibly fortunate in both their professional and private lives.  Then comes the fateful day when their mother has an accident.  This seemingly innocuous event will have massive repercussions, forcing all of the brothers to re-evaluate their lives and question whether they have indeed found paradise on earth or merely a convenient sugar-coated substitute.  Philippe's self-doubts are fuelled by his encounter with Natacha, an attractive young woman who, for some reason, he finds totally irresistible. 

Suddenly, Philippe feels more alive than he has ever known and is ready to walk away from his present partner, such is the passion that is now surging through his veins.  Henri and Louis follow their brother's example, both falling for younger women that reawaken their dormant youth with a vengeance.  Henri's object of desire is a girl he met at his judo club, Louis's is a dazzling single woman that no man in his right mind could resist.  It looks like the tale of the three pigs and the big bad wolf all over again!  Will any of the three brothers be able to resist the sudden onslaught, or are all of their supposedly stable houses built of straw...?
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Film Credits

  • Director: Nicolas Charlet, Bruno Lavaine
  • Script: Nicolas Charlet, Patrick Huard, Claude Lalonde, Pierre Lamothe, Bruno Lavaine
  • Cinematographer: Laurent Dailland
  • Music: Éric Neveux
  • Cast: Benoît Poelvoorde (Philippe), Kad Merad (Louis), Fred Testot (Henri), Valérie Donzelli (Nathalie), Charlotte Lebon (Natacha), Zabou Breitman (Victoire), Cristiana Réali (Eléonore), Léa Drucker (Patricia), Linh Dan Pham (Lai), Marie-Christine Barrault (La mère), Denis Podalydès (Dr Stanislas de Lastic), Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus (Jean-Loup), Francis Van Litsenborgh (Père Aymeric), Gaby Fragnaud (Amélie), Antonin Chalon (Amaury), Jeanne Dauny (Guillemette), Eglantine Dauny (Apolline)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 107 min

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