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When simple-minded friends Jean-Gab and Manu find a giant fly trapped in the boot of a car, they decide to train it in the hope of making a ton of cash.When simple-minded friends Jean-Gab and Manu find a giant fly trapped in the boot of a car, they decide to train it in the hope of making a ton of cash.When simple-minded friends Jean-Gab and Manu find a giant fly trapped in the boot of a car, they decide to train it in the hope of making a ton of cash.
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A story of two simple-minded losers who discover a giant fly and try to train it to earn money. It's a completely nonsensical film, but at the same time hilarious and captivating. The main actors (Grégoire Ludig and David Marsais) form the French comic duo "Palmashow".
The movie begins slowly but ends in a funny way. Its action is never original but entertains, the actors are modest but overall is a fairly comical comedy.
Being a father of a two year old and a 6 month old, I haven't had time for movies in quite a while and I'm an avid film buff. I finally had the chance to watch a film and picked this one from a friend's suggestion. Watching Mandibles made me feel like my old self again watching a foreign film and seeing one so unique and creative, yet a familiar buddy-comedy where they get themselves in a situation and we enjoy the journey. I loved watching this and the feeling I had wishing it wasn't going to end. I'm excited to see more from this director and for my kids to grow up and enjoy these films with me.
Just a fun, quirky, sweet film about two guys and the fly who helped them realise what friendship is all about.
In the great tradition of Quentin Dupieux's films, the absurd or the bizarre serve as a common thread in this film.
I found the two main characters played by the Palmashow duo a bit too stupid and their hollow dialogues (finding some "Steak" gimmicks with their tchecks), but the fly and the other characters managed to captivate me. Special mention for Adèle Exarchopoulos in pathological crier, and India Hair that I always enjoy seeing.
In summary the film and its effects are mastered, just as its staging is neat, it made me smile, I let myself be carried away in his singular universe as in all of Dupieux's films, which remind me of my desire to '' be a director and have confidence in the D system and ignore the conventions. not to be missed for fans of Mr oizo's achievements and for others out of curiosity.
Did you know
- TriviaDirector Quentin Dupieux claimed that he pitched the movie as a mix between E.T. and Dumb and Dumber.
- GoofsA fly of this size with its strength scaled up proportionately would easily be able to break the kind of tape used to restrain it.
- SoundtracksMetronomy (Mandibules Main Theme)
Written by Joseph Mount
Flûte by Alex McKenzie
© Because Editions
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- Also known as
- Mandibules
- Filming locations
- Cavalaire-sur-Mer, Var, France(ending scene with the fly on the beach, Plage de Bonporteau)
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Box office
- Budget
- €4,900,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $19,913
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,346
- Jul 25, 2021
- Gross worldwide
- $2,044,742
- Runtime
- 1h 17m(77 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.20 : 1
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