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Movie Description
In this witty commentary on political correctness in the work place, Francois Veber directs the excellent Daniel Auteuil as Francois Pignon, better known around the office as "Pignon le Mignon" (Pignon the Cutey). Poor Pignon is helplessly misunderstood and pathetically down on his luck. A senior executive at a small corporation, Pignon overhears rumors that he is going to be fired. On top of a difficult relationship with his ex-wife and a failing relationship with his sullen teenage son, the idea of losing his job and becoming incapable of making alimony payments is unfathomable. Pignon feels totally defeated--like a real loser. That's why, when Pignon's next door neighbor (Michel Aumont) offers a solution to his problems, Pignon is quick to accept: He comes out of the closet, convincing his coworkers that he is gay, and making it improbable that the company would fire him at risk of legal action. But before he knows it, Pignon's plan has backfired and metamorphosed in hilarious ways, causing a string of bizarre office-related situations and family dilemmas that are both complex and comic.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35:1
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Theatrical release: June 29, 2001 (NY/SF)
Industry Reviews
"...Auteuil and Depardieu spar hilariously....[A] delicious treat..."
Rolling Stone - p.55 - Peter Travers
"...Delightful....This is economy of style that Americans get only in Woody Allen movies..."
USA Today - p.6E - Mike Clark
"...What's so liberating about THE CLOSET is its refusal to walk on politically correct eggshells..."
New York Times - p.E14 - Stephen Holden
"...A healthy share of uproarious moments and a few poignant ones as well....Depardieu is hilarious..."
Movieline - p.38 - Stephen Farber
"...[Depardieu acts] with enormous gusto; reminding French audiences of his great comic talent..."
Sight and Sound - p.40-1 - Ginette Vincendeau
"...A bubbly confection with a sustained rumble of belly laughs....THE CLOSET is farce with genuine heat..."
Total Film - p.110 - Simon Crook
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