The Wing or The Thigh?
Following the passing of this major producer in Quebec cinema over the past fifty years, we invite you to a screening event highlighting two key moments of his career. The first (The Wing or the Thigh) allowed him to establish his reputation by taking the risk of producing a film with Louis de Funès, when he could no longer be insured due to health reasons. The film was a resounding success. The second (The Decline of the American Empire) is both an unmatched generational achievement in Quebec cinema and a decisive turning point in Denys Arcand's filmography.
A very influential food critic discovers the disgusting secrets of industrial food from his long-time enemy, Jacques Tricatel.
Claude Zidi
Claude Zidi is a French director, screenwriter and producer. In 1955, he graduated from the École technique de photographie et de cinématographie and began his career as an assistant operator, then as a cameraman and cinematographer. In 1970, he became a director and screenwriter, directing Les Charlots in four successful films: Les bidasses en folie, Les fous du stade, Le grand bazar and Les bidasses s'en vont en guerre. Like Gérard Oury, Francis Veber and Jean-Marie Poiré, he is one of the most prolific directors of popular comedy films from the 1970s to 2000 in France, with comedies such as La moutarde me monte au nez, L'aile ou la cuisse, L'animal, La zizanie, Les sous-doués, Inspecteur la Bavure, Banzaï, Les Ripoux and Astérix et Obélix contre César. During his 30-year career, Claude Zidi has worked with some of the greatest French actors, such as Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Louis de Funès, Coluche, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Thierry Lhermitte, and many others. His films have attracted tens of millions of viewers in Europe, Asia, South America and Africa. Although not very appreciated by the critics, he received the profession's recognition in 1985 as he won the César Award for Best Director and Best Film for Les Ripoux.
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