Monday, 21 February 2011
Louis de Funès
Today I am posting a few clips from French comedian Louis de Funès (1914-1983). He is probably most famous for his "going crazy" scenes in the role of some domineering personality. His facial expressions and the high intensity of his performances are especially memorable. The first post is one of the most memorable of these from "Oscar" (1967). Another scene from "Le grand restaurant" (1966) shows his abilities for impersonation in the famous Muskartnuss Hitler parody. And finally, I felt obliged to involve a piece from his Gendarme series as well. In this episode from "Le gendarme à New York" (1965), Ludovic Cruchot undertakes the English education of the gendarmes on the way to New York. There are no subtitles for the this one, but I think it is pretty clear what's happening even without them...
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He was the best comedian ever! And this one was an interesting post... made me think about his movies. If I made a post like this and had to choose 3 clips from his movies or 3 clips from his life, what would I choose? I simply do not know. I have the hardest time to find any of his movies that I do not like a lot... He was a great comedian, a great actor and probably the younger generations will still appreciate his work.
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