The "raison d'être" of this entertaining and occasionally amusing comedy is to see the 3 "grands gueules" (Marielle, Noiret and Rochefort) working together as a team, which they do in spades. I know, it's not a "film de qualité" like other more well known flicks (Monsieur Hire, Le mari de la coiffeuse, Ridicule, L'homme du train) directed by Patrice Leconte. Instead, you get a humble but bubbly concoction to honor the many travails of a theatrical troupe (like "Noises Off"). Best gag: Philippe Noiret, one of the greatest actors of the XX Century, crippled by stage fright. 3 and a half out of 5.
Review of Les grands ducs
