User's Reviews

9/10
Great dialogue, great actors
cl_champagne18 July 2006
Le Cave se rebiffe is one of my favorite movies of all times. With an impeccable cast (Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier and Maurice Biraud among others)and an excellent story to go along things can't go anything but right. Add to that the dialogs from Michel Audiard and voilà! a masterpiece.

This movie contains two of my favorite Audiard one liners, I'll try and translate for non French-speaking members: - About Eric, Jean Gabin says: "If stupidity could be measured, he'd serve as a yardstick for it" - Talking with Maurice Biraud: "To deny your own talents makes it easier for mediocre people to succeed".Real funny stuff, but also things to think about.

9/10
Fine distribution of actors, many laughs
medjai2721 February 2008
Someone made me discovered this film emphasizing on the beautiful dialogs and the strong performance of Mr Jean Gabin. Being a huge fan of the film makers next greater success' "les tontons flingueurs", I was not reluctant at all to watch this movie. These aging gangster movies play with the morals of that earlier time.

Subsequently it's OK to cheat on your husband and to have your house in a former "bordel" and of course all your long time friends are geniuses in the world of crime.The viewer enjoys a nice feeling of coolness and simplicity watching the actors displaying their lives. The introduction to the characters is also very interesting, allowing Mr Gabin a honorable entry in the plot.

And of course each character has his own memorable quotes : *[...] and if I went on with psychoanalysis, I'd say he's the king of fools!". * "- In pure theory how much could we hope for with that counterfeit? - 20 years! Profit splits, imprisonment adds up" I would not want to finish this review without raising my hat to Bernard Blier, a huge "supporting actor with the charisma of a main character". His nonchalant act is great and honest. He belongs to the few artists who know how to catch your attention with an indescribable magnetism. Hope you enjoy it too.

8/10
The Master Forger Comes to Town
Robert McLaughlin6 May 2006
It has been many years since I saw this film, and I keep hoping I will run into it again somewhere. I was struck by two unusual aspects. First, the film appears to show considerable detail about the actual production of counterfeit Dutch currency, almost as if it were a step by step introduction for aspiring forgers of the 1960s.

Second, Jean Gabin as the master forger does not simply outwit the local police and leave his would-be accomplices empty-handed, but then calmly makes for the airport with a suitcase full of real currency. Like a businessman who has had a satisfying overseas trip, he settles back without a care in the world while his plane wafts him to some tropical paradise where there will be no pesky European police to ask questions.All in a good week's work, the film seems to conclude.

7/10
Rather a spoof
dbdumonteil7 May 2008
Made by Gilles Grangier, a minor director whose films were not that bad ,"Le Cave Se Rebiffe" was a bit tongue in chick ,not to be taken seriously.Maurice Biraud was a touching character,lost in a world of crooks,counterfeiters and traitors.

Michel Audiard -who finally began to direct his own movies in the late sixties:"Faut Pas Prendre Les Enfants Du Bon Dieu Pour Des Canards Sauvages" starring Françoise Rosay ,etc-came up with some of his best lines . My favorite line:Gabin comes to see Rosay and asks her for some "paper" for his job (forger).But the merchandise does not satisfy him and he answers: You can use them as paper cones of chips!(=bags of chips) Not much food for thought but very funny and entertaining

Trivia

Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes

est un film de science-fiction français écrit, produit et réalisé par Luc Besson, sorti en 2017.

Il s'agit d'une libre adaptation de l'univers de la série de bande dessinée française Valérian et Laureline, dessinée par Jean-Claude Mézières et scénarisée par Pierre Christin. Le titre du film fait référence au deuxième album, L'Empire des mille planètes, paru en 1971, mais reprend principalement la trame du sixième album, L'Ambassadeur des Ombres, paru en 1975.

Résumé

À la suite de la rencontre historique Apollo-Soyouz en 1975 entre les Américains et les Russes, d'autres nations envoient des astronautes rejoindre la station spatiale. Dans les siècles suivants, de nombreux extraterrestres, de toutes formes, les rejoignent. Rebaptisée Alpha, celle-ci devient trop vaste et risque de s'écraser sur la Terre. D'un commun accord, les dirigeants des races qui peuplent l'immense station décident de l'éloigner de la Terre. Pendant son voyage, elle continue cependant de croître jusqu'à héberger 17 millions d'êtres vivants.

En 2740, les agents spatio-temporels Valérian et Laureline accomplissent des missions à bord de leur vaisseau. Un jour, Valérian rêve d'un monde inconnu peuplé d'êtres anthropomorphes qui vivent près d'une plage idyllique où ils recueillent des perles dotées de propriétés insolites. De petits animaux répliquent ces perles, dont les répliques sont versées dans un puits lors d'un rituel de remerciements à la Nature pour ses dons. Quelques instants plus tard, les habitants de cette planète, appelée Mül, voient avec effroi des vaisseaux spatiaux tomber du ciel et s'écraser sur leur planète. Seuls quelques survivants parviennent à se protéger d'une terrifiante explosion qui ravage tout. Valérian se réveille sans savoir quelle est la provenance de ce rêve et s'il comporte une part de vérité...