“Yes this is it”, “it’s fine without being eaten without hunger” or “Merry Christmas Felix!” : all these replicas that have become cult come from the film “Santa Claus is garbage”, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. On this occasion, the CinéComédies festival in Lille is organizing a special evening on October 1, with Gerard Jugnotdirector Jean-Marie Poire as well as Bruno Moynot (Mr. Preskovic).
Rare posters, costumes, accessories…
This 5th edition of the comedy film festival is dedicated to the Splendid troupe. Gérard Jugnot will also reveal preview of his new film, “Le Petit Piaf”, and will present his first feature film, “Pinot simple-cop”. We obviously find “Les Bronzés” and “Les Bronzés do skiing”.
For the very first time, an exhibition will be dedicated to the Splendid troupe, from this Saturday until October 9, free admission to the Palais Rihour. “We asked all the members of Le Splendid to contribute: we recovered scripts, claps, costumes, rare posters, especially from the beginning of Le Splendid. We don’t recognize them: Michel Blanc still has hair in the photos !”, laughs Jérémie Imbert, the artistic director of CinéComédies, in full assembly of the exhibition. You will also find there the painting representing a pig, used in all the representations of the play “Santa Claus is a garbage”.
Pierre Richard, Claude Lelouch, Louis Garrel, Anne Goscinny…
The patron of the festival, Pierre Richard, will also be present to present the film “A dog in a bowling game” by Bernard Guillou on Sunday 2 October. Finally, Claude Lelouch will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his film “L’aventure c’est l’aventure” on Thursday 29 September.
The CinéComédies festival offers, as every year, previews. Louis Garrel is expected on Saturday October 1 for his film “The Innocent”, accompanied by his actress, Noémie Merlant. The film was presented at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Anne Goscinny is expected the same day for the preview of “Petit Nicolas – What are we waiting for to be happy”, an animated film which has won the Cristal for feature film at the Annecy Festival.
All screenings are free. The program can be found on the CinéComédies festival website.