It is the film of the Erasmus generation.
Released in 2002,
The Spanish Inn
was able to blow a wind of modernity on French cinema in its time and give a taste of Europe to 5 million spectators, remaining to this day Cédric Klapisch's greatest success at the box. -office.
We follow the adventures of Xavier (Romain Duris), titi Parisien who finds himself a little in spite of himself having to go into exile for a year in Barcelona for a university exchange.
This grumbler with a tender heart will meet comrades from all over the continent and will experience some sentimental setbacks.
In video,
The Spanish Inn
, the trailer
The hit comedy saw two sequels brought to the big screen,
Russian Dolls
in 2005, and
Chinese Puzzle
in 2013. More than twenty years after the first part of the trilogy, Cédric Klapisch decides to continue this time with a series of eight episodes, between sequel and spin-off.
Greek Salad
, available on
Prime Video
since this Friday, April 14, focuses on Tom (Aliocha Schneider) and Mia (Megan Northam), the children of Xavier and Wendy (Kelly Reilly), who will in turn live their European experience.
The series paints the portrait of a youth with darker concerns, in a Europe in crisis between climatic shock and waves of migration.
We also find there the former emblematic acolytes of the trilogy: Cécile de France, Kevin Bishop or even Barnaby Metschurat who make an appearance.
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The Spanish Inn
, Cédric Klapisch returns with
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Romain DurisXavier
The Spanish Inn
revealed the career of Romain Duris, who has since traced his path in French cinema.
After several successes (
De beat my heart stopped
by Jacques Audiard,
L'Arnacoeur
by Pascal Chaumel or more recently
Eiffel
by Martin Bourboulon), he currently shares the poster for the successful blockbuster
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan
with Eva Green, Pio Marmaï, François Civil and Vincent Cassel.
Kelly ReillyWendy
After her participation in
The Spanish Inn
, Kelly Reilly was given the role of Mary Watson in Guy Ritchie's blockbuster
Sherlock Holmes
in 2009, which would see a sequel in 2011 titled
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
.
In 2015, she appeared in season 2 of the HBO series
True
Detective
and in 2018, she played the lead role in the English historical mini-
series
Britannia
.
Cecile de France (Isabelle)
Cécile de France received the César for best female hope for her role as Isabelle in
The Spanish Inn
, then that of best supporting role for
Russian Dolls
.
In 2004, she starred in the Hollywood production
Around the World in 80 Days
by Franck Coraci and multiplied successful roles thereafter:
Orchestra seats
by Danièle Thompson in 2006,
When I was a singer
by Xavier Giannoli.
In 2015, she starred in the first episode of the hit series
Dix Pour Cent
as well as in
The Young Pope
in 2016.
Audrey Tautou (Martine)
Already revealed to the world by
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
by Jean Pierre Jeunet in 2001, Audrey Tautou went on to major projects:
A long engagement Sunday
by the same Jeunet in 2004,
Da Vinci Code
by Ron Howard in 2006,
Coco before Chanel
by Anne Fontaine in 2009 or
Thérèse Desqueyroux
by Claude Miller in 2012. She has since become more discreet in the 7th art.
In video,
Greek Salad
by Cédric Klapisch, the trailer