Absolutely Fabulous (2001 film)

Absolutely Fabulous (French: Absolument fabuleux) is a 2001 French comedy film co-written and directed by Gabriel Aghion. It is an adaptation of the British television sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, created by Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French.[3]

Absolutely Fabulous
Theatrical release poster
FrenchAbsolument fabuleux
Directed byGabriel Aghion
Produced byPascal Houzelot
Written by
  • Gabriel Aghion
  • François-Olivier Rousseau
  • Rémi Waterhouse
  • Pierre Palmade
Based on
Starring
Music byNicolas Neidhardt
CinematographyFrançois Catonné
Edited byMaryline Monthieux
Production
companies
Distributed byBAC Films
Release date
  • 29 August 2001 (2001-08-29) (France)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$13.2 million[1]
Box office$4.9 million[2]

The film stars Josiane Balasko, Nathalie Baye, Marie Gillain and Claude Gensac. To parallel the role of Lulu in the original series, French singer Chantal Goya appeared as herself. Saunders makes a cameo appearance as a spectator sitting next to Catherine Deneuve at a fashion show.

Plot

Patsy has a penchant for alcohol, especially for a famous brand of champagne. Eddie is obsessed with her curves and perpetually electrified by cocaine, soothed by countless different sleeping pills. In May 1968 they mounted the barricades, but in the film they have both reached fifty. Eddie ended up marrying and became the mother of a beautiful girl. She lives off her ex-husband under the same roof. His public relations firm has only one client, Chantal Goya.

Patsy remained single and independent, spending her life as muse to various men. Patsy and Eddie are shown drinking champagne at any time of day or night, shrouded in the smoke of tobacco and marijuana. Eddie leads Safrane, her daughter, into the chaos of her values. She is still a virgin at 17 and preparing for the Polytechnic entrance exam. Eddie's ex-husband can no longer put up with her permanent pranks, alcoholism, grotesque and pathological irresponsibility.

Cast

Cameo appearances

Production

Aghion's stated reason for making the film was to increase awareness of the series in France, where it was not widely known. For the screenplay, Aghion translated scenes from the original series, and tied them together into a coherent screenplay.

The role of Patsy was originally offered to Amanda Lear, who declined by saying that she had "already lived it".

Reception

The film performed poorly at the French box office and was panned by most French critics,[4] who argued that it failed to translate the typically British humour of the original television series.

References
  1. http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=2109
  2. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fABOSLUMENTFABULE01&country=FR&wk=2001W36&id=_fABOSLUMENTFABULE01&p=.htm
  3. "Bonjour, sweetie darling". The Advocate. 20 November 2001. ISSN 0001-8996.
  4. Absolument fabuleux : Critiques Presse
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