LA GRANDE VADROUILLE is an adventurous war comedy that breaks the political and military myths while glorifying the heroism of ordinary citizens. Of course, in a hilarious comic way. The aim of this film is, perhaps, to return a smile to the face of generations who has survived the occupation during the World War II.
A Royal Air Force bomber becomes lost after a mission and is shot down over Paris by German flak. Three of the crew, parachute out over the city and manage to hide from German soldiers. They found allies in a romantic painter, nervous conductor, resourceful puppeteer and brave nun, who have decided to help the airmen in their escape to a free zone...
This film has offered a kind of comic tension, which is closer to a Hollywood blockbuster than a European film. The scenery is very rich, while the photography is beautiful. The plots, although predictable, are very exciting. National stereotypes, although the protagonists are the French and the British, did not become a subject of comedy. That's good, because, a comedy of absurd is presented in an universal way. There is some truly hilarious situations as a homoerotic encounter in a Turkish baths, a spectacular chase, or a "fiery" night in a hotel. The characterization is not bad.
André Bourvil (Augustin Bouvet) and Louis de Funès (Stanislas Lefort) are two artists, who are constantly in a petty-bourgeois conflict. Their struggle is the most entertaining aspect of the film.
This is a very good comic contrast, which is, from time to time, complete with exciting action sequences.
A Royal Air Force bomber becomes lost after a mission and is shot down over Paris by German flak. Three of the crew, parachute out over the city and manage to hide from German soldiers. They found allies in a romantic painter, nervous conductor, resourceful puppeteer and brave nun, who have decided to help the airmen in their escape to a free zone...
This film has offered a kind of comic tension, which is closer to a Hollywood blockbuster than a European film. The scenery is very rich, while the photography is beautiful. The plots, although predictable, are very exciting. National stereotypes, although the protagonists are the French and the British, did not become a subject of comedy. That's good, because, a comedy of absurd is presented in an universal way. There is some truly hilarious situations as a homoerotic encounter in a Turkish baths, a spectacular chase, or a "fiery" night in a hotel. The characterization is not bad.
André Bourvil (Augustin Bouvet) and Louis de Funès (Stanislas Lefort) are two artists, who are constantly in a petty-bourgeois conflict. Their struggle is the most entertaining aspect of the film.
This is a very good comic contrast, which is, from time to time, complete with exciting action sequences.