Tanguy (film)
| Tanguy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Étienne Chatiliez |
| Produced by | Charles Gassot |
| Written by |
Yolande Zauberman Étienne Chatiliez Laurent Chouchan |
| Starring |
Sabine Azéma André Dussollier Éric Berger |
| Music by | Pascal Andreacchio |
| Cinematography | Philippe Welt |
| Edited by | Catherine Renault |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | TF1 International |
Release dates |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $16.8 million |
| Box office | $32.3 million [1] |
Tanguy is a 2001 French black comedy by Étienne Chatiliez.
Plot
When he was a newborn baby, Edith Guetz thoughtlessly told her son Tanguy : "If you want to, you can stay at home forever. 28 years later, the over-educated university teacher of Asian languages and womanizer leads a successful and wealthy life... while still living in his parents' home. Father Paul Guetz longs to see his son finally leave the nest, a desire that his wife does not share. Edith finally agrees and the pair unite to make home Tanguy's life miserable. But they don't know that Tanguy isn't the type of guy who easily gives up.
Cast
- Sabine Azéma: Edith Guetz
- André Dussollier: Paul Guetz
- Éric Berger: Tanguy Guetz
- Hélène Duc: Grandmother Odile
- Aurore Clément: Carole
- Jean-Paul Rouve: Bruno Lemoine
- André Wilms: the psychiatrist
- Richard Guedj: Patrick
- Roger Van Hool: Philippe
- Nathalie Krebs: Noëlle
- Delphine Serina: Sophie
- Sachi Kawamata: Kimiko
- Annelise Hesme: Marguerite
- Philippe Laudenbach: Lawyer Badinier
- Jacques Boudet: the judge
In popular culture
The word Tanguy became the usual term to designate an adult still living with his parents.
References
External links
- Tanguy at the Internet Movie Database
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