Mariage mixte (2004)
Directed by Alexandre Arcady

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Film Review

After a string of turkey-shaped disappointments, director Alexandre Arcady has finally hit rock bottom with this careless montage of tired clichés masquerading as a film.   The sloppiness of the script is surpassed only by the ineptitude of the direction which takes a bland inconsequential storyline and translates into a mind-numbing cinematic ordeal of the worst kind.  The acting is almost universally atrocious, although this has more to do with Arcady's lame direction than the ability of his cast.  You can only weep to see actors of the calibre of Patrick Chesnais and Gérard Darmon wasted in such a shallow venture as this.
© James Travers 2007
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Next Alexandre Arcady film:
Tu peux garder un secret? (2008)

Film Synopsis

Wealthy Jewish businessman Max Zagury is appalled when he learns that his daughter Lisa is having an affair with a non-Jewish archaeologist named Jean-Christophe.  He had intended that she would marry Sydney, the son of the man who once saved his life.  Unfortunately, Lisa has no intention of marrying Sydney who, in any event, is a closet homosexual... 
© James Travers
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Film Credits

  • Director: Alexandre Arcady
  • Script: Pierre Aknine, Alexandre Arcady, Eric Assous, Daniel Saint-Hamont
  • Cinematographer: Maxime Alexandre
  • Music: Khalil Chahine
  • Cast: Gérard Darmon (Max Zagury), Olivia Bonamy (Lisa Zagury), Jean Benguigui (Maurice Abecassis), Antoine Duléry (Jo Sassia), Fanny Cottençon (Luce Zagury), Olivier Sitruk (Sidney Azerad), Patrick Chesnais (Jean-Yves Dupreux), Béatrice Agenin (Anne-Marie Dupreux), Philippe Lemaire (Charles Dupreux), Thomas Jouannet (Jean-Christophe Dupreux), Axelle Abbadie (Colette Abecassis), Lucien Layani (Coco), Anne Berger (Ninette), Jean-Claude de Goros (Philippe Berthelin), Elie Lison (Van Der Merch), Julie Dray (Myriam Abecassis), Tony Amoni (Virgile, le chauffeur), Gilbert Levy (Momo Smadjia), Max Tzwangue (Simon, le "bijoutier"), Serge Martina (Agostini)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min

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