The Closet (2001)
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- R
- 1h 24min
- Comedy
- 10 Aug 2001 (USA)
- Movie
A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Daniel Auteuil | ... |
François Pignon
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| Gérard Depardieu | ... |
Félix Santini
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| Thierry Lhermitte | ... |
Guillaume
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| Michèle Laroque | ... |
Mlle Bertrand
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| Jean Rochefort | ... |
Kopel, the director
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| Alexandra Vandernoot | ... |
Christine
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| Stanislas Forlani | ... |
Franck
(as Stanislas Crevillén)
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| Michel Aumont | ... |
Belone, the neighbour
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| Edgar Givry | ... |
Mathieu
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Thierry René | ... |
Victor
(as Thierry Ashanti)
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| Armelle Deutsch | ... |
Ariane
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Michèle Garcia | ... |
Madame Santini
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| Laurent Gamelon | ... |
Alba
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| Vincent Moscato | ... |
Ponce
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Irina Ninova | ... |
Martine
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| Marianne Groves | ... |
Suzanne
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Philippe Vieux | ... |
Cop
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Luq Hamet | ... |
Moreau
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| Philippe Brigaud | ... |
Lambert
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Eric Vanzetta | ... |
Maitre D
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| Michel Caccia | ... |
Wine waiter
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Jean-Paul Zucca | ... |
Watchman
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Joël Demarty | ... |
Photographer
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| Dominique Thomas | ... |
Mover
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Akihiro Nishida | ... |
Japanese visitor 1
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Hiro Uchiyama | ... |
Japanese visitor 2
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Yongsou Cho | ... |
Japanese visitor 3
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Onochi Seietsu | ... |
Japanese visitor 4
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Sylvaine Perrin | ... |
L'ouvrière de l'usine
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Aurore Auteuil | ... |
Girl at restaurant (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Francis Veber | ||
Written by
| Francis Veber | ... | (dialogue) |
| Francis Veber | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Patrice Ledoux | ... | producer |
| Alain Poiré | ... | line producer |
Music by
| Vladimir Cosma | ||
Cinematography by
| Luciano Tovoli | ||
Editing by
| Georges Klotz | ||
Editorial Department
| Miguel Bejo | ... | telecine dailies colorist |
| Thomas Desjonquères | ... | assistant editor |
| Viviane Gourvest | ... | assistant editor |
| Marsan-Bachere | ... | color timer (as Mathieu Marsan-Bachré) |
| Daniel Vincent | ... | color timer |
Casting By
| Franck Jouard | ||
| Françoise Menidrey | ||
Production Design by
| Hugues Tissandier | ||
Art Direction by
| Gilles Boillot | ||
Costume Design by
| Jacqueline Bouchard | ||
Makeup Department
| Frédérique Arguello | ... | hair stylist |
| Alain Bernard | ... | hair stylist |
| Jean-Pierre Caminade | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Joël Lavau | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Stephanie Orillard | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Yann Arnaud | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Michel Boyard | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Henri Brichetti | ... | production manager |
| Ghislaine Cauet-Martinotto | ... | assistant production manager |
| Pierre D'Hoffelize | ... | unit production manager |
| Philippe Desmoulins | ... | production manager |
| Hakim Falek | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Alexandra Gosset | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Hervé Hillien | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Kieran Labarrère | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Serge Lamadie | ... | assistant unit manager |
| François Menny | ... | unit manager |
| Christian Saville | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Marion Vallot | ... | assistant unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| David Diane | ... | daily assistant director / trainee assistant director |
| Aurore Feugret | ... | assistant director |
| Christopher Gachet | ... | second assistant director |
| Nicolas Pagnol | ... | assistant director |
| Laurent Petrelli | ... | second assistant director |
| Bernard Seitz | ... | first assistant director |
| Isabelle Thévenet | ... | assistant director (as Isabelle Perrin-Thévenet) |
Art Department
| Philippe Anselme | ... | construction grip |
| Cyrille Bastide | ... | painter |
| Jean-Pierre Battaia | ... | head constructor |
| Jean-Michel Bertin | ... | art department crew |
| Colette Billaud | ... | art department crew |
| Pierre Blanchard | ... | art department crew |
| Gilles Boillot | ... | first assistant art director |
| Fabrice Bouchelet | ... | art department crew |
| Michel Bourgeois | ... | construction |
| Patrick Bretonniere | ... | set constructor |
| Fabrice Champion | ... | assistant decorator |
| Jean-Jacques Chapelle | ... | construction key grip |
| Gildas Cotonea | ... | construction coordinator |
| Thierry Crépin | ... | art department grip |
| Dominique Dumazateau | ... | props |
| Jean Dumazateau | ... | property master |
| Thierry Dumazateau | ... | props |
| Mark Dykmeyer | ... | set dresser |
| Guillaume Fidon | ... | construction |
| Philippe Gomard | ... | painter |
| Philippe Gougam | ... | construction |
| Thierry Gratien | ... | head carpenter |
| Elie Guarguir | ... | painter |
| Lazlo Guarguir | ... | painter |
| Gilles Guerber-Zaza | ... | painter |
| Stéphane Guffrooy | ... | painter |
| Lionel Guy | ... | painter (as Guy Lionel) |
| Jean Habay | ... | construction |
| Virginie Hernvann | ... | assistant art director |
| Vladimir Houbart | ... | assistant production designer |
| Alexis Jorand | ... | painter |
| Jacques Kazandian | ... | head draper |
| Bernard LaTouche | ... | construction key grip |
| Bertrand Laval | ... | construction key grip |
| Françoise Malaplate | ... | painter |
| Daniel Maltret | ... | assistant decorator |
| Eric Marie | ... | art department crew |
| Didier Masson | ... | construction |
| Pascal Masson | ... | construction grip |
| Guy Monbillard | ... | props |
| Franck Mortier | ... | property master |
| Marc Pinquier | ... | property master |
| Caroline Platiau | ... | assistant draper |
| Eric Poisson | ... | construction laborer |
| Claude Poulain | ... | painter |
| Stéphane Richaud | ... | construction |
| Clotaire Roux | ... | carpenter |
| Yves Roux | ... | carpenter |
| Bruno Sailord | ... | props |
| Olivier Salesse | ... | construction grip |
| Evelyne Tissandier | ... | art department crew |
| Georges Tissot | ... | construction |
| Bobane Veselinovic | ... | art department crew |
Sound Department
| Bernard Bats | ... | sound |
| Pierre-Yves Bruneel | ... | boom operator |
| Annabel Callard | ... | post-synchronization |
| Pascal Chauvin | ... | foley artist |
| Pascal Dedeye | ... | foley artist |
| Thomas Desjonquères | ... | sound editor |
| Eric Ferret | ... | foley mixer |
| Michel Filippi | ... | adr supervisor |
| Jean Gargonne | ... | sound |
| François Groult | ... | sound |
| Jean-Pierre Houël | ... | foley mixer |
| Armelle Mahé | ... | foley mixer |
| Pedro Marques | ... | synchronization sound engineer |
| Gilles Missir | ... | foley mixer |
| Jean-Alexandre Villemer | ... | sound recordist |
Special Effects by
| Jacques-Olivier Molon | ... | sculptor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Arnaud Chelet | ... | digital artist: Eclair Numerique |
| Yann Doray | ... | compositor |
| Malika Mazauric | ... | digital artist: Eclair Numerique |
| Frederic Moreau | ... | visual effects |
| Sarah Moreau | ... | digital artist: Eclair Numerique |
| Philippe Soeiro | ... | digital artist: Eclair Numerique |
Stunts
| Yannick Derrien | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Yves Agostini | ... | camera operator |
| Bernard Brégier | ... | grip |
| Gérard Buffard | ... | grip |
| David Campbell | ... | crane operator: Super Technocrane |
| Caroline Corgnet | ... | video assistant |
| Stéphane Cry | ... | electrician |
| Patrick de Ranter | ... | steadicam operator |
| Pascal Delaunay | ... | grip |
| Dominique Delguste | ... | first assistant camera |
| Roland Dondin | ... | electrician |
| Alain Dreze | ... | grip |
| Michel Gentils | ... | grip |
| Océane Lavergne | ... | second assistant camera: renfort |
| Jean-Claude Le Bras | ... | gaffer (as Jean-Claude LeBras) |
| Dominique Le Strat | ... | still photographer |
| Pascal Lombardo | ... | electrician |
| Steve Moreau | ... | second assistant camera |
| Marc Mulero | ... | electrician |
| Eric Pezzali | ... | grip |
| Benjamin Provost | ... | electrician |
| Robert Prévost | ... | electrician |
| Vincent Richard | ... | additional electrician |
| Stéphane Rochera | ... | electrician |
| Yvon Sausseau | ... | key grip |
| Patrick Slamani | ... | electrician |
| Serge Valézy | ... | electrician |
| Philippe Houdart | ... | additional camera operator (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Franck Jouard | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Tess Hammami | ... | set costumer |
| Gil Noir | ... | costume assistant |
Music Department
| Vladimir Cosma | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Isabelle Thévenet | ... | script supervisor (as Isabelle Perrin-Thévenet) |
Additional Crew
| Stéphane Aupetit | ... | production assistant |
| Élizabeth Boorn | ... | production secretary |
| Françoise Della Libera | ... | production administrator |
| Laurent Renard | ... | press attache |
| Dominique Segall | ... | press attache |
Production Companies
- Gaumont (presents)
- EFVE (co-production)
- TF1 Films Production (co-production)
- Canal+ (participation)
Distributors
- Gaumont International (2001) (World-wide)
- Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (2001) (France) (theatrical)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (France) (DVD)
- Central Partnership (2001) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Kamras Film Group (2002) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Sharmill Films (2001) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Alfa Films (Argentina)
- Angel Films (Scandinavia)
- Future Film (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- Gaumont (non-France)
- Madman Entertainment (2003) (Australia) (DVD)
- Miramax
- Miramax (2001) (United States) (subtitled)
- Sherlock Media S.L. (Spain)
- Teleview International (2001) (Lebanon) (tv) (Middle East)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2002) (Germany) (DVD) (and VHS)
- Vértice 360 (2001) (Spain)
- Warner Home Vídeo (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (2002) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2006) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Hôpital Lariboisière (thanks)
- Kodak (film stock)
- La Mairie de Clamart (thanks)
- Larghetto Music (music publisher)
- Larghetto Music-Sarabande (music production)
- Lumex (lighting)
- Mairie de Chaville (thanks)
- Mairie de Paris (thanks)
- Mairie de Suresnes (thanks)
- Prefecture De Police De Paris (thanks)
- Prophyltex (special thanks)
- S.I.S. (sound post-production)
- Studio Copra (sound re-recording)
- Éclair Numérique (titles and opticals)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
François Pignon, a very bland sort of man who works as an accountant in a rubber factory, is about to be fired. His new neighbour comes up with an idea to prevent such a thing to happen: he spreads the rumor that he's gay so that the factory management might be afraid they'll be sued for sexual discrimination. Of course, nothing happens as it should, but the changes in François Pignon's life -and other people's too- is drastic ! Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | To protect his job, he's come out of the closet he never went into! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | FRF95,130,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $50,104,745 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The main set, constructed at the Epinay film studio, is a replica of the Prophyltex factory. See more » |
| Goofs | Around 00:20:18, Ariane's arm is on the chair's armrest. On the next shot, her arm is on the desk. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Francis Veber artisan du rire: La saga Pignon (2001). See more » |
| Quotes |
Belone, the neighbour:
I was fired for same reason they're keeping you on. Amazing how things evolve, huh? See more » |