You probably thought of “The Office” or “Platane” in front of Fiasco, the Netflix comedy series, but it was something else that most inspired Pierre Niney and Igor Gotesman.
Fiasco : the hilarious galleys of Pierre Niney are on Netflix
Netflix released the series online Fiasco on April 30, and it’s definitely not to be missed. A new delirium imagined by Igor Gotesman (Family Business, Five) And Pierre Niney. In it, the latter plays Raphaël, a director who is trying to make his first film. But the young, inexperienced director continues the struggles during filming. Firstly because he is incapable of imposing himself on his team and his actors, then because he keeps making blunders. In particular a speech in front of his technicians which turns into a nightmare and will be the origin of a bad buzz. The situation turns into chaos and neither the producer Jean-Marc nor the first assistant Magali will be of much help to Raphaël…
These are interpreted by Géraldine Nakache and Pascal Demolon, both in excellent shape, as are François Civil, Leslie Medina, Louise Coldefy and the young Juliette Gasquet. With this casting, it’s hard not to laugh at this comedy which has everything of a “The Office on a shoot”. It is probably the first work that one thinks of when faced with Fiasco, since we find the same concept of reporting. Because if The Office saw cameras following the daily life of a small company, here it is a making of the film by Raphaël that we discover.
Moreover, part of the comedy of Fiasco is based on the discomfort caused by the characters, like Michael Scott in his time. We also think of the excellent series Plane tree by Eric Judor, absolutely embarrassing. However, the great influence of the series by Igor Gotesman and Pierre Niney lies elsewhere.
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The Office, Plane treebut above all Fucking Kassovitz
Indeed, on the occasion of the promotion of the Netflix series, Pierre Niney and Géraldine Nakache participated in the podcast Floodcast by Florent Bernard and Adrien Ménielle. The opportunity for them to discuss films that actually had chaotic shootsas Babylon AD (2008) Mathieu Kassovitz, which was a critical and commercial failure. But the film worn by Vin Diesel is also known for its making of, Fucking Kassovitz (2011)directed by François-Régis, and in which we discover in particular all the problems that the French director had with the American star.
“It was (Fucking Kassovitz) who inspired us the most” said Pierre Niney during the show, recalling in particular how this production was a disaster.
They blew it up without filming. They threw all the explosions that cost, I don’t know how many millions of dollars.
Like the making of Babylon AD, which emphasizes the struggles of Mathieu Kassovitz, Fiasco positions himself on the side of the director played by Pierre Niney, without making him responsible for the failure. He is simply overwhelmed by events, which in a sense makes him endearing. Fiasco can be discovered on Netflix.
