If the action of the film goes well during the holiday season, The Tuches 4, broadcast this Sunday, December 25, 2022 at 9:09 p.m. on Canal +, does not have much of a pretty Christmas tale. Far from American Christmas TV movies or nice British romantic comedies like Love Actually (destroyed by one of the actresses in the film), French comedies seem to take malicious pleasure in undermining the famous magic of Christmas. Exit the well-decorated Christmas tree, the syrupy romances and the good feelings! Demonstration in five feature films.
The most cult: Santa Clause is garbage (1982)
Do we still need to present this film which, more than 40 years after its release, still achieves very good audiences with each rerun, even though it had a complicated start? On Christmas Eve, the peace and quiet of the SOS Détresse Amitié office, run by Madame Musquin, Thérèse and Pierre, is disturbed by the arrival of strange fanatics like Josette (whose character is inspired by a real woman), of her husband Félix, disguised as Santa Claus, or of Katia. Punctuated with dialogues that have become classics, this film can be eaten with relish like a delicious cake. As long as it’s not a kloug!
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The most choral: La Bûche (1999)
For her first film as a director, Danièle Thompson, daughter of the immense Gérard Oury (with whom she wrote the scripts for The big mop, Megalomania, Corniaud and The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob), summoned an outstanding cast. In the main roles are Sabine Azéma, Emmanuelle Béart and Charlotte Gainsbourg, surrounded, in particular, by Françoise Fabian, Claude Rich, Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Isabelle Carré. So many beautiful people, gathered for a Christmas that is more acid comedy of manners than a pretty family celebration. However, this log is not indigestible thanks to the impeccable acting of the actors and the tasty dialogues.
The most quirky: Santa & Cie (2017)
When Alain Chabat tackles the end-of-year celebrations, we can be sure that it is not to deliver an agreed film! Director of this feature film, he also gave himself the main role, that of Santa Claus who must urgently find a cure for his 92,000 elves responsible for making gifts, all of whom fell ill at the same time. And the least we can say is that the contact between this old gentleman who lives withdrawn from the world and the Parisians turns out to be abrupt. Santa and Co.it’s all the absurd fantasy of Dummies wrapped up in a nice Christmas gift package, full of magic and special effects.
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Most Disenchanted: Doctor (2019)
Because he has a penchant for bottles and has taken a few liberties with the practice of medicine, Serge (Michel Blanc) is forced to provide night duty for an emergency medical service at home on Christmas evening. When he finds himself with his back blocked, he offers Malek (comedian Hakim Jemili), delivery man, to ensure his consultations by guiding him with his mobile phone and a headset. No nicely decorated Christmas tree, no multicolored gifts… This film highlights those who work when the others are celebrating. The result is bittersweet, rather bitingly funny and above all very touching.
The most frank: Les Tuche 4 (2021)
“Christmas is like fries… it’s whenever you want!“With such an introduction, the tone is set: this fourth part of the Tuches will be as crazy as the previous ones. It still plays the Christmas film card, with, on the program, family reunions, a social aim with Jeff who is relaunching a wooden toy factory to counter an aggressive and soulless company, not to mention an almost magical appearance by a certain… Pierre-Noël!
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find The Tuches 4 December 25 at 9:09 p.m. on Canal+ and on MyCanal“
