A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Stanislas Forlani
- Franck
- (as Stanislas Crevillén)
Thierry René
- Victor
- (as Thierry Ashanti)
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This amiable and amusing film is delightful as it plays around with political correctness, homophobia, machismo, and business management.
The dull-witted and just plain dull main character keeps his job by pretending to be gay -- at the suggestion of a neighbor who is an industrial psychologist that once lost his own job BECAUSE he is gay. With that premise, the film is off to a wonderful series of misunderstandings and revelations as our hero discovers a great deal about life, people around him, and most of all, himself. The fact that all of this takes place is a very prim, high-tech condom factory makes the comedy all the more lively.
I wasn't expecting the lift that the film gave me. It has a flimsy giddiness about it lacking in most comedies about being gay or straight or anything else. See it if you get a chance.
The dull-witted and just plain dull main character keeps his job by pretending to be gay -- at the suggestion of a neighbor who is an industrial psychologist that once lost his own job BECAUSE he is gay. With that premise, the film is off to a wonderful series of misunderstandings and revelations as our hero discovers a great deal about life, people around him, and most of all, himself. The fact that all of this takes place is a very prim, high-tech condom factory makes the comedy all the more lively.
I wasn't expecting the lift that the film gave me. It has a flimsy giddiness about it lacking in most comedies about being gay or straight or anything else. See it if you get a chance.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe main set, constructed at the Epinay film studio, is a replica of the Prophyltex factory.
- GoofsAround 00:20:18, Ariane's arm is on the chair's armrest. On the next shot, her arm is on the desk.
- Quotes
Belone, the neighbour: I was fired for same reason they're keeping you on. Amazing how things evolve, huh?
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Хамелеон
- Filming locations
- La Maison du Chocolat, 225 rue due Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris 8, Paris, France(Félix buying François chocolates)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- FRF 95,130,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,678,894
- Gross worldwide
- $50,104,745
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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