On fait comme on a dit
Synopsis
One morning, 10.00 am. In a suburban home, three men in their late thirties wait for buddy numero 4 to arrive.
They will then take a little trip down to the local bank where their partner-in-crime Séverine is waiting for them. It could be the start of a thriller, but unfortunately our friends possess all the talents of a gang of … bunglers.
No small wonder, then, that they’re masters of invention when it comes to getting themselves into a fix. Dreamers, yes, gangsters, never.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (18)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Ciné Valse
- Co-production : Cine Factory
- Film exports/foreign sales : STUDIOCANAL
- French distribution : BAC Films
- News agency (France) : Moteur !
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producer : Alain Sarde
- Screenwriter : David Vincent
- Director of Photography : Michel Sourioux
- Music Composer : Maïdi Roth
- Assistant directors : Frédérique Lagarde, Thomas Decros
- Editor : Jacqueline Herbeth
- Sound Recordist : François De Morant
- Costume designer : Cécile Cotten
- Assistant Operator : Jérôme Carles
- Production manager : Marie-Anne Leverbe
- Press Attachés (film) : Dominique Segall, Astrid Gavard
- Continuity supervisor : Catherine Coste
- Production Designer : Frédéric Astich-Barré
- Casting : Stéphane Foenkinos
- French Distributor : Jean Labadie
- Still Photographer : Emilie De La Hosseraye
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Crime/thriller
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 2000
- French release : 24/05/2000
- Runtime : 1 h 20 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 95.711
- Visa issue date : 27/04/2000
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
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About
After my first film, “Méditerranées,” a tough, gritty, autobiographical drama, the next script I was given was a comedy story. To me, this screwball fantasy about a gang of wishful thinkers and their ill-gotten gains was pure escapism. The tender, poetic story of these overgrown kids will appeal to everyone who has known true friendships and is still a child at heart. For anyone else, tough! Though I didn’t write the film myself, I deeply identified with these buddies and their words and situations. “On fait comme on a dit” is an unpretentious bubble with a big smile on it. Say cheese!
Philippe Bérenger, Director
