1 h 35 min | Comedy

IMDB 4.0 / 10 (284 votes)

XXL (1997)

XXL | France

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Tunisian-Jewish businessman Alain Berrebi (Michel Boujenah) courts Ashkenazi princess Arlette Stern (Elsa Zylberstein). Her father David (Maurice Chevit) learns of the death of a rural Auvergne peasant who once hid David and his cousin Nathan (Felix Fibich) from the Nazis. Nathan is now a NYC diamond dealer on West 47th Street. David, Nathan, Arlette, and Berrebi head for the funeral in Auvergne. There they encounter the deceased peasant's son, Jean Bourdalou (Gerard Depardieu), who operates the family's restaurants in Paris. Arlette does a romantic take on Bourdalou, which sends the distraught Berrebi off to cry on the shoulder of his mother Gaby (Gina Lollobrigida). Back in Paris, Bourdalou and Berrebi make plans to open a trendy fashion restaurant in Manhattan.

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Tunisian-Jewish businessman Alain Berrebi (Michel Boujenah) courts Ashkenazi princess Arlette Stern (Elsa Zylberstein). Her father David (Maurice Chevit) learns of the death of a rural Auvergne peasant who once hid David and his cousin Nathan (Felix Fibich) from the Nazis. Nathan is now a NYC diamond dealer on West 47th Street. David, Nathan, Arlette, and Berrebi head for the funeral in Auvergne. There they encounter the deceased peasant's son, Jean Bourdalou (Gerard Depardieu), who operates the family's restaurants in Paris. Arlette does a romantic take on Bourdalou, which sends the distraught Berrebi off to cry on the shoulder of his mother Gaby (Gina Lollobrigida). Back in Paris, Bourdalou and Berrebi make plans to open a trendy fashion restaurant in Manhattan.

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Director

Ariel Zeitoun

Stars

Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu
Jean Bourdalou

Michel Boujenah

Michel Boujenah
Alain Berrebi

Elsa Zylberstein

Elsa Zylberstein
Arlette Stern

Catherine Jacob

Catherine Jacob
Lorène Benguigui

Gina Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida
Gaby Berrebi

Gad Elmaleh

Gad Elmaleh
Samy

Maurice Chevit

Maurice Chevit
David Stern

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Production

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Actor

Gérard Depardieu, Michel Boujenah, Elsa Zylberstein, Catherine Jacob, Gina Lollobrigida, Gad Elmaleh, Maurice Chevit

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Creators

Alain Goldman (Producer), Ariel Zeitoun (Director), Florence Quentin (Writer), Goran Bregović (Music), Philippe Pavans de Ceccatty (Camera Operator)

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Release dates

10.12.1997 (FR)

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