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40 years ago, a comedy on “a subject that nobody wanted” took everyone from the course by becoming a critical success and a triumph at the César. These are “three men and a basket” by Coline Serreau. The film comes out this Wednesday.
This Wednesday, the greatest success of the 80s in the cinema in France stands out in theaters. Three men and a brief, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, was a huge public success: 10 million admissions to the box office in 1985. It is the first emergence of the film, even if of course this comedy also made the heyday of television by often being rebroadcast at a time.
The story of this film directed by Colline Serreau is beautiful because it must be remembered that at the time, it was “a subject that no one wanted“(The story of three friends finding themselves overnight with a baby to manage alone).
During the 1986 César ceremony, Three men and a basket Also go create the surprise. Named 6 times, the film will leave with 3 statuettes. Were then named, among other things, the cheeky with Charlotte Gainsbourg, Subway by Luc Besson, or without you or Agnès Varda law … A success that goes against a speech that we often hear about César: the kind of comedy is not very rewarded.
This outcome finds a particular echo today when you think 10 million admissions of a little extra thing. Like three men and a basket, Artus had to convince the producers that his project could reach a large audience.
First came out in 40 years, in a restored version
The film will be presented in a new 4K version. The catering, carried out in 2024, was supervised and validated by director Coline Serreau.
Le Pitch: Pierre, Jacques, Michel share a luxurious apartment. Stewart, Jacques flies away for three weeks in Japan by leaving a message to the other two accomplices: “… a friend will place a package and will take it later …” What amazement when Pierre and Michel find themselves “nannies” of a baby placed in a basket on the door threshold. Jacques' package ?. No doubt. The adventure seems to be complicated when a second package is delivered … This unfortunate “unforeseen”, source of misunderstandings, will upset their lives. From free and carefree men, they will become suspects hunted down by the police and attentive and concerned fathers!
Three men and a basket Brought together the shock trio André Dussollier, Michel Boujenah and Roland Giraud, without forgetting Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, well known today fans of the Emily in Paris series.
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