The adventures of Rabbi Jacob
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|---|---|
| German title | The adventures of Rabbi Jacob |
| Original title | Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob |
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| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1973 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12; after re-examination 6 |
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| Director | Gérard Oury |
| script | Gérard Oury Josy Eisenberg Danièle Thompson |
| production | Bertrand Javal |
| music | Vladimir Cosma |
| camera |
Henry Montel Franck Delahaye |
| cut | Albert Jurgenson |
| occupation | |
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The adventures of Rabbi Jacob (original title: Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob ) is a French feature film from 1973. The comedy is one of the most famous films by the comedian and actor Louis de Funès . The film opened in German cinemas on December 20, 1973.
action
One day, Rabbi Jacob, one of New York's most popular rabbis , is invited by his French relatives, the Schmolls, to his great-nephew David's bar mitzvah . That's why he flies from New York to Paris with his companion Rabbi Samuel .
In the meantime, the businessman and manufacturer Victor Buntspecht (in the original: Pivert ) is traveling to Normandy for the wedding of his daughter Antoinette the next day. His car is a black Citroën DS . Buntspecht, who is racially against black people, against Jews and against all foreigners, learns in a small car accident that his chauffeur Salomon is Jewish. When Solomon refuses to work because of the upcoming Sabbath , the great spotted woodpecker dismisses him on the spot and then looks for help on his own.
Meanwhile, the Arab revolutionary Mohamed Larbi Slimane is kidnapped by his country's secret service. The group led by Colonel Farès takes him to a chewing gum factory at night . In this same factory, Victor Buntspecht seeks help (and falls into a huge vat of chewing gum). He unintentionally helps Slimane to escape; Slimane shoots two of the pursuers in self-defense . The police called by Salomon find the bodies and suspect the great spotted woodpecker of the murder. Great Spotted Woodpecker and Slimane can flee together; the police are launching a manhunt, which Commissioner Andréani is personally in charge of.
The next day great spotted woodpecker and Slimane, the threatened great spotted woodpecker , go to Orly airport to get to Slimane's land (because if the revolution were successful he would become prime minister). Germaine, Buntspecht's wife, tries to find her husband, believing he will leave her for another woman. Colonel Farès and his staff as well as Commissioner Andréani are also trying to catch Great Spotted Woodpecker and Slimane at the airport.
In order to cover up her identity, Slimane steals her clothes, beards and sidelocks from two rabbis in the airport toilet . Slimane and great spotted woodpecker dress up as rabbis. Through this disguise, the Schmoll family, who received them at the airport, mistook them for Rabbi Jacob and Rabbi Seligmann and drove them to the Jewish quarter of Paris in the Marais . You will receive a very warm welcome there.
The only one who recognizes the great spotted woodpecker is his former chauffeur Salomon, who is also related to Rabbi Jacob and is therefore present at the big celebration. But through their amusing improvisation, Buntspecht and Slimane manage to keep their identity a secret, although Buntspecht has made a few mistakes - for example, at the reception he blesses the Jewish crowd with the sign of the cross . Nevertheless, he manages to convincingly appear as Rabbi Jacob and even hold a bar mitzvah .
But when the police appear in the neighborhood shortly afterwards, Buntspecht and Slimane have to flee. At the same time, Farès and his team accidentally kidnap the real Rabbi Jacob in Buntspecht's car and then meet Slimane and Buntspecht in the middle of town. But then suddenly everything comes to a surprising and happy end:
- The revolution succeeds and Slimane becomes president of his country. Farès profoundly apologizes to Slimane.
- Buntspecht's daughter Antoinette falls in love with Slimane and leaves her fiancé near the altar. She flies with Slimane in his country.
- The Schmoll family finds the real Rabbi Jacob, who forgives the great spotted woodpecker the masquerade and invites him and his wife to the bar mitzvah celebration.
Trivia
The “ Arab Spring ” revived the film's popularity because of the parallels between the script and the new reality. The French TV channel TF1 broadcast the film in prime time on Sunday, December 23, 2012.
synchronization
The Buntspecht family is called "Pivert" in the French original. Literally translated, pivert (also pic-vert) means “ green woodpecker ”.
The German synchronous processing was created in 1973 by Berliner Synchron GmbH , Berlin . The dialogue book was written by Fritz A. Koeniger , and the dubbing director was Dietmar Behnke .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Great Spotted Woodpecker | Louis de Funès | Gerd Martienzen |
| Rabbi Jacob | Marcel Dalio | Herbert Grünbaum |
| Mohamed Larbi Slimane | Claude Giraud | Norbert Langer |
| Colonel Fares | Renzo Montagnani | Wolfgang Völz |
| Germaine great spotted woodpecker | Suzy Delair | Edith Schollwer |
| Antoinette Great Spotted Woodpecker | Miou-Miou | Joseline Gassen |
| Solomon | Henri Guybet | Hans-Werner Bussinger |
| general | Jacques François | Ernst Wilhelm Borchert |
| Commissioner Andréani | Claude Piéplu | Siegmar Schneider |
| Foreign minister | André Falcon | Joachim Nottke |
| Moishe | Jean Herbert | Peter Schiff |
| Esther | Denise Provence | Bettina Schön |
| Farès' henchman | Gerard Darmon | Manfred Lehmann |
Reviews
"A film rich in ideas and situation comedy, which is tailored entirely to Louis de Funès."
“(...) a bit of turbulent and entertaining fun with a Louis de Funes, who was always crazy. Unfortunately, the script is laid out so conventionally that towards the end signs of wear and tear cannot be overlooked even on de Funes' grimaces. "
“Director Gérard Oury (...) staged a funny comedy of mistaken identity, which he skilfully peppered with some action and ironic swipes at racism and political inadequacies. Louis de Funès is here at the height of his art. "
"Brute comedy à la Funès - with a deep meaning."
Awards
The film was nominated in 1975 for the Golden Globe Award in the category "Best Foreign Language Film".
Web links
- The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob in the online film database
- The adventures of Rabbi Jacob in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob on the British Board of Film Classification
- ↑ Certificate of Release for The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry, June 2010 (PDF; test number: 46 207 V).
- ↑ Rabbi Jacob fête Noël sur TF1 ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Retrieved December 23, 2012
- ^ The adventures of Rabbi Jacob in the German dubbing index ; Retrieved August 16, 2010
- ^ The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob in the Lexicon of International Films ; Retrieved August 16, 2010
- ↑ Film review at Moviemaster ; accessed on August 16, 2010 (editorial rating: 45 percent)
- ^ The adventures of Rabbi Jacob in the Prisma online film database ; accessed on August 16, 2010 (Rating: 3 out of 5 possible stars)
- ^ The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob in the Cinema Online Film Archive ; Retrieved August 16, 2010
