Mousten, Abdelkrim and Momo have been friends since they were boys, and still
live on the housing estate in Melun, one of the rougher suburbs of Paris,
where they grew up. They have no money, no drive and no ambition, and
their main - possibly only - preoccupation in life is getting themselves
a girl. Unfortunately, no girl will give them so much as a casual sideward
glance. Now that the three friends are in their early thirties they
are beginning to get desperate. Their insouciant bachelor lifestyle
is starting to get them down. Their morale well and truly sapped, they
watch mournfully as their days drift idly by, bringing with them not even
the remotest prospect of a woman.
It had never occurred to any of these three wannabe Casanovas that they might
try their luck as a porn star. When they hear that auditions are being
held for the next X-Star, Mousten and his buddies suddenly see an easy way
to fulfil all of their dreams. Fame, money and women will be theirs
for the taking if they can hit the big time in one of the most lucrative
businesses going. Confident of success, the three friends throw everything
they have into this mad venture and soon discover that success isn't quite
all that it is cracked up to be...
With so many great films to choose from, it's nigh on impossible to compile a short-list of the best 15 French films of all time - but here's our feeble attempt to do just that.