Dominique Fargues
«Le Corniaud», «La Grande Vadrouille», «Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob», «La Folie des Grandeurs», «L'As des As», «Le Coup du Parapluie», Gérard Oury remains the undisputed master of comedy, and his films are equally popular with audiences, generation after generation. The man who created the mythical couple Bourvil-Louis de Funès, who gave Jean-Paul Belmondo and Pierre Richard emblematic films, has signed the greatest successes of French cinema. He is the director who knew how to treat the most serious subjects with humour and humanity, combining elegance and funniness. With the help of testimonials and unpublished archives, this documentary brings to life the mythical scenes of Gérard Oury's films and reveals their secrets.
More than half a century after independence, the Algerian question remains a taboo subject in France and arouses passions. Whatever the words, whatever the decisions, there will always be a side that feels aggrieved. Why does time fail to cure resentment? From the signing of the Evian agreements in 1962 to the skid of the candidate Macron, who was in February 2017 in opposition to the "Pieds Noirs" community for comparing the colonization of Algeria to a crime against humanity. The story is told through the experiences of exiles, activists, former soldiers and politicians, all involved in the events.
