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Mood:
- HumorousSuspenseful
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Plot:
- SurvivalFugitivesWartime Life
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Genres:
- ForeignComedyPeriodWar
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century40sWorld War 2
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Place:
- France
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically Acclaimed
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Mild Violent Content
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Bon Voyage, 2003
French, English, German
France
Profile of Bon Voyage
Bon Voyage can be described as humorous and suspenseful. The plot revolves around survival, fugitives, and wartime life. The main genres are foreign, comedy, and period. In approach, Bon Voyage is realistic. It is located in France. It takes place in the 20th century. Bon Voyage has received attention for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves mild violent content.
Summary of Bon Voyage
Set in 1940s France in the moments before the German occupation of Paris during World War II, Jean-Paul Rappeneau's lively farce BON VOYAGE combines a murder mystery, a political drama, and a series of madcap subplots including a secret scientific discovery and a gathering of socialites at Bordeaux's Hotel Splendide. The result is a picturesque period piece full of energy, adventure, and breathtaking scenery. Dynamic performances from an all-star cast that includes Gerard Depardieu, Isabelle Adjani, and Gregori Derangere complete this delightfully pert film.
Forced to flee Paris as the Germans advance, a mismatched group of oddly acquainted personalities reassemble in Bordeaux. Viviane (Adjani) is a stunning film actress whose talents are used both on-screen and off. She swiftly seduces the French prime minister, Beaufort (Depardieu), on the eve of WWII--a convenient catch in wartime. However, her former flame Frederic (Derangere), who Viviane neatly framed and sent to prison for a murder she committed, is now free and is still pursuing her. Frederic's jailbreak buddy Raoul (Yvan Attal), is also in tow, with nothing but trouble up his sleeve. Meanwhile, a pretty physics student, Camille (Virginie Ledoyen) tempts the hearts of both ex-cons, while protecting her professor and their scientific discovery, which must not fall into German hands. Waiting on the wings is the suspicious journalist Winckler (Peter Coyote), whose sneaky demeanor is only matched by Thierry (Nicolas Vaude), the revenge-crazed nephew of the man Viviane murdered.
Details
| Language: | French, English, German |
| Country: | France |
| Release date: | January 2004 |
| Runtime: | 114 min |
Cast and Crew
as Viviane Denvers
as Jean-Étienne Beaufort
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Los Angeles Times
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- by: Kevin Thomas
The Hollywood Reporter
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- by: Judith Prescott
