Monsieur Claude and his daughters
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| German title | Monsieur Claude and his daughters |
| Original title | Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu? |
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| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| length | 97 minutes |
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| Director | Philippe de Chauveron |
| script | Philippe de Chauveron, Guy Laurent |
| production | Romain Rojtman |
| music | Marc Chouarain |
| camera | Vincent Mathias |
| cut | Sandro Lavezzi |
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Monsieur Claude and his daughters (original title: Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu , German : What have we done to God? ) Is a French film comedy of the director and screenwriter Philippe de Chauveron from the year 2014 .
action
Claude and Marie Verneuil from Chinon are the proud parents of four adult daughters. To the chagrin of Claude, a notary and avowed conservative Gaullist , three of his daughters do not marry Catholic French. The eldest daughter Odile is in a relationship with the unsuccessful Jewish businessman David, Isabelle is married to the Algerian-born Muslim lawyer Rachid, and Ségolène is the wife of the Chinese-born banker Chao Ling. Claude's last hope of having a son-in-law of his standing now rests on the youngest daughter Laure. Whenever family celebrations are pending, the Verneuils overcome their prejudices against their sons-in-law, for example on the occasion of the circumcision of Claude's grandson Benjamin. The sons-in-law also harbor prejudices against each other.
Peace only seems to return when Claude and Marie invite their daughters and sons-in-law to spend Christmas together on their property. There the father-in-law apologizes, which also brings David, Rachid and Chao together. After all, they even accompany the family to the Catholic mass.
Shortly before leaving, the fourth daughter Laure reveals to her parents that she intends to marry a Catholic actor named Charles. Claude and Marie's initial joy gives way to horror when the future son-in-law turns out to be black from Ivory Coast . As Claude's sons-in-law fear a new quarrel, they try to thwart the marriage by shadowing Charles and taking compromising pictures with a black woman, who is, however, his sister Viviane. When Marie overcomes her prejudices and takes an active part in the wedding preparations, Claude threatens to divorce, which causes Laure's sisters to be extremely upset.
Laures future father-in-law André turns out to be a counterpart to Claude. The former officer is full of prejudices against whites in general and the former French colonial masters in particular. He demonstratively arrives, who usually wears a suit, dressed in traditional African boubou . Together with Claude he tries to prevent the wedding. During a fishing trip the day before the wedding, Claude and André celebrate the catch of a big fish in a restaurant with a bottle of Calvados and begin to respect each other. Finally, the two drunks are taken into custody by the gendarmerie . Desperate Laure wants to cancel the wedding and gets on the train to Paris, but is stopped by Claude and André and taken to her Charles, who is waiting in the church.
background
The film was shot in Paris , Chinon, the Palace of Justice in Bobigny and at the airport in Abidjan in Ivory Coast. The church scenes were filmed in the chapel of the Saint-Philippe orphanage in Meudon .
The premiere in France took place on April 16, 2014. The film was an audience success with over 12 million visitors in France alone. After the film started in Germany on July 24, 2014, four million visitors saw it there by the end of the year. The film generated total revenues of $ 174.1 million for producers.
| country | Start date | Visitors |
|---|---|---|
 France
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April 16, 2014 | 12,353,181 |
 Germany
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July 24, 2014 | 3,769,180 |
 Spain
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19th December 2014 | 1,056,000 |
 Switzerland
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April 16, 2014 | 494,542 |
 Belgium
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April 16, 2014 | 420,000 |
 Austria
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July 25, 2014 | 393,000 |
 Italy
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5th February 2015 | 356.425 |
 South Korea
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October 16, 2014 | 190.384 |
 Canada
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August 1, 2014 | 152,000 |
 Greece
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5th June 2014 | 126,000 |
 Poland
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November 14, 2014 | 100,000 |
 Portugal
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July 24, 2014 | 62,561 |
 Netherlands
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June 26, 2014 | 58,546 |
 Russia
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17th July 2014 | 57,718 |
 Czech Republic
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23 October 2014 | 52,626 |
 Sweden
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17th October 2014 | 48,687 |
 Lebanon
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19th June 2014 | 42,095 |
 Romania
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November 14, 2014 | 20,000 |
 Morocco
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April 23, 2014 | 19,961 |
 Turkey
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22nd August 2014 | 11,708 |
 Slovenia
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5th September 2014 | 8,957 |
 Slovakia
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23 October 2014 | 7,827 |
 Mauritius
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May 28, 2014 | 2,200 |
 Azerbaijan
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17th July 2014 | 700 |
| All in all | 19,804,298 |
synchronization
The dubbing was done by TaunusFilm Synchron GmbH in Berlin. Monica Bielenstein directed the dialogue . The dialogue book came from Regina Ketten .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Verneuil | Christian Clavier | Michael Pan |
| Marie Verneuil | Chantal Lauby | Marina Krogull |
| David Benichou | Ary Abittan | Jaron Lowenberg |
| Odile Benichou Verneuil | Julia Piaton | Melanie Pukass |
| Rachid Benassem | Medi Sadoun | Jan-David Rönfeldt |
| Isabelle Benassem Verneuil | Frédérique Bel | Magdalena Turba |
| Chao Ling | Frédéric Chau | Leonhard Mahlich |
| Ségolène Ling Verneuil | Emilie Caen | Alexandra Wilcke |
| Charles Koffi | Naom Diawara | Julien Haggége |
| Laure Verneuil | Élodie Fontan | Kaya Marie Möller |
| André Koffi | Pascal N'Zonzi | Uli Krohm |
| Madelaine Koffi | Salimata Kamate | Arianne Borbach |
| Viviane Koffi | Tatiana Rojo | Julia Kaufmann |
| priest | Loïc Legandre | Christian Gaul |
| psychologist | Élie Semoun | Robert Glatzeder |
reception
Some French newspapers printed positive reviews, e.g. B. Le Parisien , Le Journal du Dimanche , Le Nouvel Observateur , Le Point and Liberation . A reviewer of Le Figaro wrote that some passages were hilarious; others lack ease. In Germany and Austria, where the film was positively received by the audience, the press complained that the film lacks seriousness, that it “made it too easy for itself from the start” ( FAZ ) and of the “real problems of life. Pen France is nowhere to be seen in the all too well-meaning comedy ” ( Der Standard ) . There is also talk of trivialized racism: "The film is a plea for tolerance and diversity, but if you look closely, its characters spread [...] a dangerously trivialized message" ( epd film ).
Awards
| Prize / Film Festival | category | receiver | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29. Goya | Best European film | Nominated | |
| 28th European Film Award | Audience award | Nominated | |
| 20th Prix Lumières | Best script | Philippe de Chauveron and Guy Laurent | Won |
continuation
In 2019 the sequel Monsieur Claude 2 was released , for which both the full cast and director Philippe de Chauveron returned.
Picture gallery
The main characters at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival
Frédérique Bel and Élodie Fontan
Christian Clavier
Chantal Lauby
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Others
After the film, a play was written by the German director Stefan Zimmermann . It was u. a. performed by the a.gon Theater GmbH and the Kammerspiele der Josefstadt in Vienna.
Web links
- Monsieur Claude and his daughters in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Monsieur Claude and his daughters in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Monsieur Claude and his daughters . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , May 2014 (PDF; test number: 145 160 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Monsieur Claude and his daughters . Youth Media Commission .
- ^ Filming & Production. In: Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Jpbox-office.com; France "Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?"
- ↑ Top 100 Germany 2014. In: Insidekino. Retrieved December 14, 2014 .
- ↑ Nancy Tartaglione and David Bloom: 'Transformers 4' Tops 2014's 100 Highest-Grossing International Films - Chart . In: deadline.com . January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ↑ CBO-Boxoffice.com, film page "Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?"
- ↑ Insidekino.de 2014
- ↑ Plus d'un million de spectateurs pour ¿PERO QUÉ TE HEMOS HECHO? on Acontracorrientefilms.com, accessed February 21, 2015.
- ^ Procinema.ch, film database: Monsieur Claude and his daughters
- ↑ a b c Succès à l'international on Unifrance.org , accessed on November 6, 2014.
- ↑ a b c Box-office des films français novembre 2014 on Unifrance.org , accessed on December 31, 2014.
- ↑ Le cinéma en Chiffre en Italie on Cinetel.it , accessed on February 21, 2015.
- ↑ Box-office Sud-Coréen on Koreanfilm.or , accessed on November 30, 2014.
- ↑ Cinema.sapo.pt; Box-office Top 10 semaine , accessed on September 13, 2014.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Boxofficemojo: Box-office du film à 8.36 dollars le ticket moyen (estimation basse), accessed on October 9, 2014.
- ↑ Box-office Russie weekend 28 au 31 août 2014 on Kinometro.ru , accessed on October 9, 2014.
- ↑ Box-office Top 30 Maroc; premier semestre 2014 (PDF) on Ccm.ma , accessed on July 4, 2014.
- ↑ orange; Île Maurice ( Memento of the original of September 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 9, 2014.
- ↑ Parkcinéma Azerbaïdjan ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 28Cinema Azerbaïdjan ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2015 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. , accessed October 9, 2014.
- ↑ a b Cast and crew for Monsieur Claude and his daughters . Internet Movie Database , accessed July 24, 2014 .
- ↑ Monsieur Claude and his daughters. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on July 25, 2014 .
- ↑ Déjà 5 millions d'entrées. In: Le Parisien
- ↑ Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu? In: Liberation
- ↑ Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu? Quatre mariages et des intolérants (April 15, 2014; Review: Nathalie Simon)
- ↑ A multicultural model family comedy In: FAZ. July 23, 2014, accessed September 2, 2014
- ↑ Getting married helps against resentment. In: Der Standard July 23, 2014, accessed September 2, 2014
- ↑ Silvia Hallensleben: Monsieur Claude and his daughters , on epd-film.de, accessed on November 19, 2014
