Film

Louis de Funès, Créature/Créateur

2021 · 52m · Documentary

The comic art of Louis de Funès (1914-1983), like that of Totò and a few others, ultimately transcends the limits of the films in which he appeared, thanks to the dynamic expressivity of his persona. Drawing on contributions from critics, scholars and the actor’s colleagues, this documentary deciphers the keys to the de Funès phenomenon, intelligently analysing the peculiar characters of his facial and corporeal mimicry, the plasticity of his gestures, and the doubling of character and creator (in the sense that, once he became successful, ‘Fufu’ effectively became the author of the majority of his films, often limiting the director’s role).

Louis de Funès

• Baptiste EtchegarayDirector
• Nicolas PergeDirector

Release date

September 13, 2021

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

52m

Genres

Documentary