Our October selection of what to watch on TV5MONDE Cinema On Demand

Travel back in time to the decade that changed French comedies forever and (re-re-re-)watch some of the cult movies of the 80's with Jacques Villeret, Michel Blanc and many more. 

The best of French cinema on TV5MONDE Cinema on Demand

Black Mic-Mac — available beginning October 7

A group of African squatters in Paris are threatened with eviction and find themselves fighting a bureaucracy few French citizens understand, let alone immigrants. In desperation, they turn to their best option: a sorcerer.

Director: Thomes Gilou (1986)
With: Isaach de Bankolé, Jacques Villeret
Genre: Comedy in French with English subtitles

Watch it if you like: The theatrics of Jacques Villeret, the zany comedies typical of the 80s, the films of Thomas Gilou (La vérité si je mens)

Les frères pétard — available beginning October 21

Two broke brothers agree to ship African statuettes from Amsterdam to Paris and discover that they are stuffed with drugs.

Director: Hervé Palud (1986)
With: Gérard Lanvin, Jacques Villeret, Michel Galabru
Genre: Comedy in French with English subtitles

Watch it if you like: Comic duos in cinema (A French cinema staple!), comedies with ever present and timeless subjects, nostalgia for the 80s.

Ma femme s'appelle reviens — available beginning October 14

Abandoned by his wife, a man encounters a neighbor who is also suffering from loneliness.

Director: Patrice Leconte (1982)
With: Michel Blanc, Anémone, Xavier Saint-Macary
Genre : Comedy in French with English subtitles

Watch it if you like: The fantastic dynamics of Michel Blanc and Anémone, witty dialogue, the popular films of Patrice Leconte (Les Bronzés)


Viens chez moi j'habite chez une copine — available beginning October 21

A man is fired from his job and asks to stay with his friend and his friend’s girlfriend. However, the longer he stays, the more disaster ensues.

Director: Patrice Leconte (1981)
With: Thérèse Liotard, Michel Blanc, Bernard Giraudeau
Genre: Comedy in French with English subtitles

Watch it if you like: The endearing loser character of Michel Blanc, situational comedies like Seinfeld and Roxanne


Les babas-cool — available beginning October 21

A man with traditional beliefs ends up in a hippie community for the holidays.

Director: François Leterrier (1981)
With: Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier, Philippe Léotard, Martin Lamotte
Genre: Comedy in French with English subtitles

Watch it if you like: Hippie commune parodies, the music of Nino Ferrer, the Monty Python


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