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XXL (1997)

★ 4.0/10 95 min Comedy France French
Director: Ariel Zeitoun
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

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
Emmanuelle Riva
Emmanuelle Riva Sonia Stern

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