The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991)
Louis Aubinard is fotograaf van Nieuwtestamentse afbeeldingen en is nog steeds op zoek naar een oprechte Jezus. Een bevriend acteur vraagt hem de gunst een nasynchronisatieklus over te nemen, waar hij een dame ontmoet die hem vertelt over de droevige pianist die ze een glimlach op het gezicht wilde toveren in ruil voor een duur horloge. De pianist zou wel eens de juiste Jezus kunnen zijn. Thuis heeft de fotograaf het ook niet makkelijk omdat zijn gekke zus achtervolgingswaanzin heeft en alle gerechten pureert, zoals de zeer grote vis die hij mee naar huis neemt.
Regiseur:
Ben Lewin
Schrijver:
Ben Lewin
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Bob Hoskins as Louis Aubinard |
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Jeff Goldblum as Pianist |
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Natasha Richardson as Sybil |
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Michel Blanc as Norbert |
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Jacques Villeret as Lingerie Man |
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Jean-Pierre Cassel as Zalman |
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Angela Pleasence as Louis' Sister |
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Carlos Kloster as The Archbishop |
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Claudine Mavros as Mother Superior |
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Artus de Penguern as Saint Francis |
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Martine Ferrière as Mother of Lingerie Man |
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Sacha Vikouloff as The Violinist |
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Beth McFadden as Birthday Party Girl |
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Samuel Chaimovitch as Grandfather |
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Jean-Claude Deret as Grandfather |
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Yvonne Constant as Prostitute |
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Gérard Zalcberg as Released Prisoner |
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Daniel Lombart as Porno Dubbing Man |
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Patrick Albenque as Sound Engineer |
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Caroline Jacquin as Sound Studio Receptionist |
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Jean-Michel Ribes as Beggar |
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Maximilien Seide as Little Boy in Subway |
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Claire Magnin as Mother in Subway |
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Fedele Papalia as Sleazy Bar Barman |
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Caroline Loeb as Shabby Cafe Waitress |
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Julien Calderbank as Blind Boy |
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Mado Maurin as Old Lady in Park |
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Louba Guertchikoff as Old Lady in Park |
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Janine Darcey as Old Lady in Park |
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Mireille Franchino as Old Lady in Park |
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Gilette Barbier as Old Lady in Park |
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Pamela Goldblum as |
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Lylia Dalskaia as Singer |
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Oleg Ponomarenko as Russian Cabaret Musician |
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Pascal De Loutchek as Russian Cabaret Musician |
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Dhan Olivier as Jungle Man |
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Jemmy Legros as Jungle Woman |
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Maurice Herman as Apostle |
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Pascal Bekkar as Apostle |
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Edouard Hastings as Apostle |
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Michel Sebban as Apostle |
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Jean-François Vlerick as Apostle |
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Geoffrey Carey as Apostle |
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Sylvie Laporte as la vendeuse de manteau |
| Directing | Ben Lewin | Director |
| Production | Michelle de Broca | Producer |
| Writing | Marcel Aymé | Novel |
| Production | Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurella Luffroy | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierre Vadé | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Françoise Chapuis-Asselin | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Carlos Conti | Production Design |
| Production | Simon Perry | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Vladimir Cosma | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Bernard Zitzermann | Director of Photography |
| Production | Florence Dugowson | Casting |
| Editing | John Grover | Editor |
| Production | Margot Capelier | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephane Helle | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabeth Tavernier | Costume Design |
| Writing | Ben Lewin | Screenplay |