French Twist ( Gazon maudit ) ( Bushwhacked )

French Twist (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Gazon maudit
Alternate Title: Bushwhacked
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
102 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1995 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Josiane Balasko

Written By:
Patrick Aubrée
Josiane Balasko

Actors:
Victoria Abril ..... Loli
Josiane Balasko ..... Marijo
Alain Chabat ..... Laurent Lafaye
Ticky Holgado ..... Antoine
Catherine Hiegel ..... Dany
Catherine Samie ..... The Prostitute
Catherine Lachens ..... Sopha, the Boss
Katrine Boorman ..... Emily Crumble
Telsche Boorman ..... Dorothy Crumble
Véronique Barrault ..... Vero
Sylvie Audcoeur ..... Ingrid
Michèle Bernier ..... Solange
Maureen Diot ..... Cristelle
Miguel Bosé ..... Diego, the Young Man
Jean-Luc Violet ..... Barman
Catherine Alias ..... Femme Café
Philippe Berry ..... Vendeur de Roses
Paul Suissa ..... Julien
Anthony Martin ..... Pablo
Edmonde Franchi ..... Madame Lombard
Annick Berger ..... Secretary #1
Kostas Papadopoulos ..... Serveur Restaurant Espagnol
Delphine Dupont ..... Babysitter
Henri Talau ..... Monsieur Crépineau
Arlette Lebret ..... Secretary #2
Alexandre Grenier ..... Client Taxi
Marie Borowski ..... Portière Sopha
Blanca Li ..... Cliente Sopha 1
Hélène Raimbault ..... Cliente Sopha 2
Alice Hygoulin ..... Vieille Servante
Manuel Malou ..... Spanish Restaurant Musician
Javier Martín Cerezo ..... Spanish Restaurant Musician
Vicente Almaraz Montero ..... Spanish Restaurant Musician
Jean-Baptiste Marino ..... Spanish Restaurant Musician
Jorge Sanchez Lopez ..... Spanish Restaurant Musician

Synopsis:

A scorned wife. An outrageous affair. The perfect marriage. Sassy, sexy and utterly outrageous, this French comedy treat received outstanding critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Saucy suburban housewife Loli is furious when she discovers her playboy husband is a wild womanizer who has been cheating on her left and right for years! But things take an unusually funny turn when the van of a tough-talking, tenderhearted woman named Marijo breaks down in front of Loli's house! From then on, expect the hilariously unexpected as Marijo and Loli's relationship develops into much more than just a friendship...and between the two of them-they devise the perfect revenge!

In this French comedy, a man discovers that he has something unexpected in common with his wife -- they're both involved with another woman. Loli (Victoria Abril) is a woman of Spanish blood married to a French businessman, Laurent (Alain Chabat). Loli is not especially happy as a housewife, though she'd likely be even less happy if she knew that her husband is chronically unfaithful and has had a string of mistresses. Laurent, on the other hand, is convinced that his wife isn't the type who would never have an affair, and what she doesn't know won't hurt her. One day, a truck breaks down in front of Loli's home, and Marijo (Josiane Balasko) asks to use their phone. Marijo is a gruff-looking lesbian who works as a plumber; as it happens, Loli has a stopped-up sink, so in exchange for using the phone, Marijo gets Loli's drain back in working order. Soon Loli and Marijo are getting to know each other a bit better, and Loli discovers that she's powerfully attracted to her new visitor. Marijo becomes Loli's bedmate and a permanent guest at the house, which is more than a bit perplexing to Laurent, but after he accidentally reveals his infidelities to Loli, he's not in much of a position to pass judgement. Josiane Balasko, who plays Marijo, is also the film's director and co-screenwriter.

After learning of her husband's infidelities, a housewife invites an itinerant lesbian to move in with them. None of their lives will ever be the same again.

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