With this new variation of the myth of Zorro (see below), the authors Noé Debré (Parliament) and Benjamin Charbit (Gagarin) opt for the schoolboy version of the legend, not so far from the OSS117 trend, with ultra-referenced humor. Normal, we find Jean Dujardin under the velvet mask and the dark costume, wielding the sword and riding on the back of his faithful steed.
André Dussollier between strong roles and real life
Éric Elmosnino slips into the costume of the deceitful and venal Don Emanuel, determined to put the city in a straight line at his feet. A crooked owner against whom Don Diego has enormous difficulty asserting himself. In the role of the faithful Bernardo, we discover a convincing Salvatore Ficarra while Grégory Gadebois transforms into a depressed Sergeant Garcia, secret admirer of the famous Zorro.
The series follows this man, neither determined nor reckless, who struggles to reconcile the two (hidden) sides of his life. A hero all the more shaken when he discovers, with amazement, that his wife (Audrey Dana) is not at all insensitive to the devastating charm of Zorro, a righter of wrongs with the look of an intrepid warrior. The screenwriters' good idea is to try to see how unexpected events can shake up or spice up the life of a happy couple after more than 20 years of living together… Even if the story suffers from a sometimes random rhythm.
André Dussollier is perfect as an authoritarian and invasive father, refusing to lose control over his son and his city. He is one of the most accomplished characters in this parody who, unlike Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatrastruggles to infuse enough madness or depth into all his characters.
Zorro for over a hundred years on all screens
Even though, in everyone's eyes, he is perfectly unique with his wide-brimmed hat, his black velvet mask, his cape and his sword, Zorro has had many incarnations over time, on the small and big screens.
Imagined in 1919 by Johnston McCulley, the cunning character has never stopped reinventing himself. If he borrows his surname from the fox – “zorro” in Spanish – his goal is to right the wrongs of the rich owners and unscrupulous dignitaries who made the daily life of the poorest population so painful, at the beginning of the 19th century, by Upper California.
If the European public got to know him via the multi-rebroadcast American television series and playground star, Zorro has also distinguished himself in novels, comics, films and cartoons. Inspiring, in turn, the birth of other heroes such Batman at DC Comics or The Eagle at Marvel.
Zorro, behind the scenes of a legend
Between The legend (1996), The Mask (1998) et The Chronicles (2015), admirers of the bel hidalgo have had plenty to satisfy their curiosity and passion for more than a hundred years. Especially since, from the start, other partners entered the fray: Zorro and his legionnaires (in 1939), Zorro's son from 1947 and Zorro and sons in 1983.
With the eight-episode series, imagined by Noé Debré and Benjamin Charbit, the story once again takes a tangent: we find a hero retired from business for more than 20 years, struggling to assert his authority with his father Don Alejandro de la Vega, his wife or the local population.
★★ Zorro Heroic parody Creation Benjamin Charbit and Noé Debré RealizationJean-Baptiste Saurel and Émilie NobletWithJean Dujardin, Audrey Dana, André Dussollier, Éric Elmosnino, Grégory GadeboisOn RTL-TVI, Pickx8 x 40′Also on France TélévisionsFrom 12/23.
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