valmens3

OSS 117 is a french secret agent, a very very french one. His new mission is to exchange a microfilm for money with an ex Nazi in Brazil. for this mission, he will have to team up with a Jewish sexy secret agent and the hippie son of the ex-Nazi. Whatever...The story is not that interesting, this is a parody of 007, a fine one. here, the hero is stupid and old fashioned, but sure to be the opposite. every single line he says is full of anachronism and ignorance, he has no idea of what he's dealing with and he's kind of childish. But he's the best french agent. Hubert Bonisseur de labathe is our own french Austin Power, for a more mature audience. Here, the laugh comes from the gap between the world OSS thinks he lives in and the real world, and the fact that, even facing the real world, he never changes his mind. The first episode was great, funny and thrilling, a complete absurd spy movie. this one is funnier, because now, we now the main character is a complete idiot, but he always gets what he wants, even if quite don't understand how.

I've seen this film during the European short film festival of Lille, in which it has won a lot of prizes, and I have to say, this is a very good and clever short film, based on a simple idea (how the analysis of a poem can reveal a situation in real life, or not), a very efficient script and a good acting. the movie is simple and efficient, and I hope the director will soon do a long feature movie.I especially liked the main actress, who has the capacity, with just a look, to generate a lot of emotion. moreover, this is a very humble movie, that does not try to deliver a message or to fight anything, just a nice cinematographic joke, subtle and original, and a beautiful tribute to french poetry.