Tuesday 8 July 2014

La Grande Vadrouille ( Don't Look Now - We're Being Shot At) (AKA The Large Mop)
Dir: Gérard Oury
1966
*****
A great example of Anglo-French cooperation, yes, it really does exist! Bourvil, Louis de Funès and Terry-Thomas in the same film! Being a huge fan of It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, The Great Race and Monte Carlo or Bust it is pretty much an unmissable film for me. The script, story and physical comedy are all of the best quality. These guys fought and lived the second world war and here they are making a comedy of it. Isn't that a wonderful thing!? I'm not sure if films like this will ever be made again and that makes me sad but still, we have this film to treasure and treasured it should be.

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