Product Details

• Actors: Charles Denner, Jacques Villeret, Jean-Claude Brialy, Macha Méril, Francis Perrin
• Directors: Claude Lelouch
• Producers: Robert et Robert
• Format: Import, PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Warner
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FBWR7S
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #358,894 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Germany released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Robert #1 is played by Charles Denner, while Robert #2 is played by Jacques Villeret. Beyond their common name, the two Roberts are as different as night and day. Oh, there is one more resemblance: both Roberts are lonely, and both hope to meet suitable mates through a computer dating service. As they await the arrival of their new dates, Robert et Robert become fast friends. Of the three favorite film subjects of writer/director Claude Lelouch--romance, crime, and politics--Robert et Robert falls firmly into the first category. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Ceasar Awards, ...Robert et Robert

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Bittersweet Tale of Two Roberts, January 2, 2008

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Galina (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Robert Et Robert [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"Robert et Robert" (1978) directed by Claude Lelouch is a brilliant film about two lonely and completely different men who met at the a computer dating service. Jacques Villeret is a very shy over-weighed young man who is studying to become a policeman. Charles Denner is a nervous and "difficult" cab driver. Both men are dominated by their strong willed mothers and both are certainly not very successful in finding girls. In this bittersweet tale, Villeret's and Denner's characters are real and touching as two losers whose friendship and compassion help them eventually to fight loneliness and insecurity. Absolutely charming film masterfully shot by Lelouch with great performances from two main characters and the rest of the cast. Music is written by Francis Lai (Un homme et une femme (1966) ... aka A Man and a Woman).

4.5/5

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romance in the age of computer dating, February 11, 2006

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Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Robert Et Robert [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a poignant and bittersweet tale of loneliness and friendship. Two men (both named Robert) - one painfully shy, the other somewhat pushy and a fussbudget - meet by chance at a dance sponsored by a dating agency (they were both stood up by their dates). They become friends, and the movie brilliantly portrays them as they try (and fail) to make it with members of the opposite sex. The shy man, played by Charles Denner, is superb - your heart really goes out to him. The ending becomes somewhat surreal in a dream sequence, which is a bit out of place, but what's gone before fully makes up for it. The movie is both sad and funny - and intelligent, too. A very enjoyable film.