Absolutely Fabulous (2001)
Overview
The wildly popular British television show Absolutely Fabulous gets a Francophonic makeover with this film version directed by Gabriel Aghion. In this go around, Josiane Balasko and Nathalie Baye play the incorrigible Eddie and Patsy, who leave no impulse unenacted and no lust unsated -- be it for sex or the latest in designer clothing. Waking up from a night of drunken debauchery, the two dip right into a feast of champagne and caviar, much to the irritation of Eddie's elegant mother and her resentful daughter. As Eddie stretches an appalling pair of leopard-print leotards (complete with matching shoes, purse, and hat) over her massive rear end, she and Patsy learn of a handsome young Rollerblading delivery boy who quickly becomes the object of their lust. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $13,200,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $4,900,000.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 3.95 |
Directed By
Gabriel Aghion
Crew
Gabriel Aghion
Pascal Houzelot
Maryline Monthieux
Gérard Moulévrier
Olivier Radot
Olivier Bériot
Cédric Chami
Sophie Harvey
Didier Lavergne
Jean-Claude Bourlat
Mederic Bourlat
Guy Courtecuisse
Sébastien Didelot
Olivier Hélie
Thomas Tréfouel
Suzanne Durrenberger
Jennifer Saunders
Dawn French
Gabriel Aghion
François-Olivier Rousseau
Rémi Waterhouse
Pierre Palmade
François Catonné
Nicolas Neidhardt
TOP CAST
Josiane Balasko
Edith 'Eddie' Mousson
Nathalie Baye
Patricia 'Patsy' Laroche
Marie Gillain
Safrane Vaudoye
Vincent Elbaz
Jonathan
Claude Gensac
Mamie Mousson
Yves Rénier
Alain Vaudoye
Saïd Taghmaoui
Manu
Chantal Goya
Chantal Goya
Catherine Deneuve
Une spectatrice du défilé
Jennifer Saunders
Une spectatrice du défilé
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Le créateur
Brigitte Fontaine
Brigitte Fontaine
Michel Vuillermoz
Le commissaire
Tomer Sisley
Kevin
Estelle Lefébure
Un mannequin
Stéphane Bern
Stéphane Bern
Viviane Blassel
Les mannequins
Claire Chazal
Une spectatrice du défilé
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