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French Twist (1996)

Victoria Abril , Josiane Balasko , Josiane Balasko  |  R |  DVD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Victoria Abril, Josiane Balasko, Alain Chabat, Ticky Holgado, Catherine Hiegel
  • Directors: Josiane Balasko
  • Writers: Josiane Balasko, Telsche Boorman, Patrick Aubre
  • Format: Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
  • Language: French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Miramax
  • DVD Release Date: August 5, 2003
  • Run Time: 104 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00008L3SQ
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,028 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • For more information about "French Twist" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Josiane Balasko wrote, directed, and costars in this lightweight French comedy about a lesbian (Balasko) who falls for a housewife (Victoria Abril) seething over the philandering of her husband (Alain Chabat). The latter is outraged about his spouse's same-sex affair, but over time, the two rivals make peace with the situation--causing Abril's character to throw a hissy fit of her own. This is a cute film that becomes, thank goodness, more interesting as it goes along, challenging comfortable notions about love as a haven from other challenges to the heart. --Tom Keogh

Product Description

Sassy, sexy, and utterly outrageous, this comedy treat received outstanding critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award nomination! Saucy suburban housewife Loli is furious when she discovers her playboy husband is a wild womanizer who has been cheating on her left and right for years! But things take an unusually funny turn when the van of a tough-talking, tender-hearted woman named Marijo breaks down in front of Loli's house! From then on, expect the hilariously unexpected as Marijo and Loli's relationship develops into much more than just a friendship ... and between the two of them, they devise the perfect revenge!

 

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A surprisingly good and funny film..., July 24, 2001
This review is from: French Twist [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I've seen this film a few times now. Each time I see it, I show it to a friend who hasn't seen it. They all loved it. Makes me like it that much more when I see them enjoying it.

"French Twist" is about a cheating husband has to deal with the fact that his neglected wife has found another love interest... a woman. That he cheats on his wife on a regular basis is not the issue, to him. His ego and pride being stepped on by the whole situation is the problem and it makes for some very funny material.

The three main characters (Josiane Balasko, Victoria Abril and Alain Chabat) work extremely well together. Just bouncing lines off one another and interacting beautifully. Just when it looks like all will work out another element is added to stir the fire.

The film was written and directed by Balasko who also stars as the "other" woman who's looking for love and destroying a home. Or is she? Chabat is amazingly funny as the philandering husband and Abril is also very good and quite beautiful as the passionate, yet somewhat confused wife.

Check it out for yourself. Don't let the subtitles hold you back. It doesn't take away from the film at all. Get ready to laugh.

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A charming, sophisticated and hilarious comedy!, May 26, 1999
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This review is from: French Twist [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is definitely one of the funniest, sexiest films I've seen in the last year. It's also sharp and thought-provoking, challenging trite notions about the nature of sexual orientation, love and so-called "family values." Perhaps that's why some of the other viewers disliked it intensely. Josiane Balasko is charming, sexy and competely believable in one of the best portrayals of a butch lesbian on film. She and Abril are wonderful together -- both hot and tender. This film is emphatically not about a family being ripped apart, but about a self-centered philanderer's discovery of the true nature of love and his subsequent metamorphosis as he (Chabat) and his wife (Abril) struggle to construct a new, more satisfying type of family. Of course, this process is not easy for anyone, and the film eschews facile, Hollywood-style endings. Still, this is a fantasy, not necessarily a model for behavior -- "good to think," as Levi-Strauss believed all cultural productions are, and as enchanting as a folktale. Highly recommended!
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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Even a cinnamon twist is not this good!, September 18, 2003
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SandyWells "sandywells" (Galveston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: French Twist (DVD)
I had no idea what I was getting into when I got this movie. As a huge foreign film buff there I was taking a gander at this movie and realizing the script was totally hilarious.

Basically it focuses on this married couple who have two children, a French family. And of course, the man, not wanting to offend all of the women he's ever met, sleeps with them all. (Side note, it is actually a compliment when men make passes in France, it is offensive to not do it, it means the female is not worth trying with; interesting huh?)

Anyway, hubby cheats, the devoted wife finds that a dyke passerby can fix things, be there for her, and even have dinner.

A steamy romance ensues with the wife and her new woman and the cheating hubby does not take it to well.

You will laugh your ass off in this movie! I don't want to spoil it, but suffice it to say, I bet the script writer has had a very interesting marriage!

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