Quiz OSS 117: Cairo, nest of spies: test your knowledge!

While the last film with Jean Dujardin, Lare black pathshas been filling cinemas since March 22, 2023, Tele-Leisure looked at the career of this multifaceted actor and in particular on one of the comedies that propelled him to the cinema: OSS 117: Cairo, nest of spies.

Jean Dujardin is a versatile French actor who enjoys a career rich in success and recognition. Since her debut in the 90s in the television series A boy a girl alongside Alexandra Lamy, he was able to bounce back and chained the roles. We find him in roles as touching as they are dramatic in A Man at the Height, November et The black paths. It is, however, thanks to his performance in the film OSS 117: Cairo, nest of spies in 2006, directed by Michel Hazanavicius, which he truly imposed on the cinematographic scene. In this comic spy film, Jean Dujardin plays the role of secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117, with a mastery and charm that won over audiences and critics alike. The film was a big hit in France and internationally, and won Jean Dujardin the César for Best Actor in 2007.

OSS 117: books, sequels and successes

The comedy OSS 117: Cairo, nest of spies is an adaptation of the books OSS 117, published in the 50s and 60s. Jean Dujardin embodies a charismatic and somewhat clumsy OSS 117, who finds himself confronted with absurd situations and wacky characters. This first comedy gave rise to sequels, where Jean Dujardin still portrays his role as a clumsy, macho, homophobic, racist spy and everything that makes him a funny and detestable anti-hero at the same time. Although the other two parts, OSS 117: Rio is unresponsive et OSS 117: Red alert in black Africa attract crowds to theaters, the success is far from being as resounding.

OSS 117: Cairo, nest of spiesan anti-James Bond

Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath alias OSS 117, is the complete opposite of the mythical British secret agent. While James Bond is often depicted as a perfect, charismatic, efficient and invincible hero, OSS 117 is a rather clumsy, arrogant, macho hero and often ignorant of local customs and Middle Eastern culture. But this totally out of step anti-hero has won the hearts of the public. And you, has it conquered you to the point of watching this film over and over on streaming services? For the knowledge, Tele-Leisure offers you a short quiz of 10 questions about which you will give us news…

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