This man is tall. He is the father of the Charlots , the Under-gifted and the Ripoux . Others would have built a career on less than that. Claude Zidi filmed like that sang to him and if sometimes it sang false, it did not matter. Chabrol, of which he had been the cameraman, had taught him the casualness and the D system. The lessons were learned. It is less known that he also worked with Jacques Rivette. Cinema leads to everything.
A documentary retraces the route of this successful man. We discover him modest, serene, surprised that we are interested in him, with a cap and a ponytail. The 1970s owe him a lot. Les Bidasses en folie is a triumph. "I wrote the film absolutely on my own." Christian Fechner is his producer. “He wasn't just a businessman. It was also in the glitter. " Zidi is capable of anything. When one of the characters asks for a blue steak, the waiter brings him a really blue meat. He dares, never arises
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