Director Audrey Dana has fun with the failings of men in Men on the verge of a nervous breakdownbroadcast this Sunday, November 24, 2024 on France 2. With a cast that is as funny as it is diverse.
Be careful, males in trouble! We are not talking here about the possible future of the members of the new administration put in place by Donald Trump, which is very masculine. A “next president” whose portrait was drawn up in the fascinating The Apprenticecarried by an impressive Sebastian Stan, released in theaters in October 2024. The people mentioned in this article are the heroes ofMen on the verge of a nervous breakdownbroadcast this Sunday, November 22, 2024 at 9:10 p.m. on France 2. An choral comedy with a very simple story. Seven men in the midst of depression, of different ages and backgrounds, meet in the middle of the Vercors for group therapy led by a woman with unconventional methods. For his fourth stint behind the camera, after notably Under the girls' skirts (2014), the filmmaker's response to another French production, and If I were a man (2017), worn in particular by Alice Belaïdi, Audrey Dana signs a real character study, well seen and often very amusing.
Men on the verge of a nervous breakdownan endearing choral comedy
Released in theaters in May 2022, the comedy has not really found its audience. Its broadcast this Sunday is a good opportunity to catch up. Because everyone will recognize themselves a little or a lot in this bittersweet comedy with communicative energy. And in one or the other of these drifting males: the grumpy old man, the suffering young man, the father on the edge… we go through the best ones! The various workshops imagined by the coach (played by the impeccable Marina Hands) give rise to some frankly funny sequences, like this curious idea of burying the trainees up to their necks in “cowboys and Indians” mode. Or this scene of collective hysteria in the middle of a sauna. Enough to reveal the true nature of each person, for the better and for laughter.
Who are the comedy actors Men on the verge of a nervous breakdown ?
But it is also with real tenderness that the director films “her” men, with their doubts and their wounds. An actress herself, Audrey Dana has concocted a casting that is as eclectic as it is complementary, with Thierry Lhermitte, who recently spoke of the disappearance of his accomplice Michel Blanc, and who we have rarely seen so touching as a grumpy widower. But also Ramzy Bedia, whose sister Melha is also an actress, as a businessman in the middle of a crisis, Michaël Gregorio for one of his first major roles in the cinema, or the young Max Baissette from Malglaive, impressive with inner rage. François-Xavier Demaison, Laurent Stocker, Pascal Demolon are all in tune and everyone finds their place with “their” scene. Humor, emotion and positive discourse are the ingredients of this French feel-good movie. So ladies, but also and perhaps especially gentlemen, don't hesitate to follow in the footsteps of these fellows on the move! Hoping to never find ourselves in their situation…
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