OSS 117 - The Spy Who Loved Each Other

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Movie
German title OSS 117 - The Spy Who Loved Each Other
Original title OSS 117: Le Caire nid d'espions
Country of production France
original language French
Publishing year 2006
length 99 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Michel Hazanavicius
script Jean-François Halin ,
Michel Hazanavicius
production Eric Altmeyer ,
Nicolas Altmeyer
music Ludovic Bource ,
Camel Ech-Cheikh
camera Guillaume Schiffman
cut Reynald Bertrand
occupation

OSS 117 - The Spy Who Loved Each Other is a French spy film farce from 2006 . Jean Dujardin plays the leading role in the novel character of the agent OSS 117, invented by the French writer Jean Bruce . In contrast to the OSS-117 film adaptations from the 1950s to 1970s, this film does not take the character seriously, rather it depicts a selfish and culturally ignorant agent. In terms of both motifs and visuals, director Michel Hazanavicius draws on films from the plot period, including those by Hitchcock , the early James Bond films and the Fantômas series. The original title OSS 117: Le Caire nid d'espions means "Cairo, a spy nest". The turbulent story is set in 1955, after the overthrow of King Faruq by General Nasser and a year before the Suez Crisis . In France, the film was attended by over two million viewers, so that in 2009 a second part followed with OSS 117 - He is himself enough . The film did not come into theaters in Germany. It was only released on DVD in 2009 ; Oliver Kalkofe wrote the dialogue book and spoke the main role.

action

In 1955 the secret agent OSS 283 Jack Jefferson is killed in Cairo . The headquarters in Paris sends its agent OSS 117 to Egypt to investigate the events. In flashbacks, OSS 117 remembers the time together with Jack, with whom he became friends. On site, OSS 117 hits a wasp's nest as the British , Soviets and Egyptians are fighting over the Suez Canal . OSS 117 receives support from the Egyptian Larmina, who worked for Jack, is then confronted with the seductive Princess Al Tarouk and with the underground movement of the "Eagles of Cheops" who want to wage a holy war.

A first clue for OSS 117 is the chicken breeding that Jack operated for camouflage. He examines the operational processes and brings the shop into shape. It turns out that Princess Al Tarouk is a niece of Faruq and wants to restore the monarchy. A Soviet ship loaded with weapons mysteriously disappears. At a meeting at the British embassy, ​​a hooded attacker goes into action. OSS 117 pursues him, but gets lost in the labyrinth of the old town. When OSS 117 feels disturbed in his sleep by the muezzin's call to prayer, he knocks it down in annoyance. The "Eagles of Cheops" find out that OSS 117 was the wrongdoer and throw him tied up into the Suez Canal, where he barely escapes death. In the desert, he and Larmina are finally captured by Nazi archaeologists, but they are able to outsmart them. Larmina arranges a discreet meeting with the leader of the "Adler", an imam who disturbs OSS 117 considerably by performing as a singer with oud . Most recently, OSS 117 discovers that Jack was involved in arms smuggling, was faking his death and that OSS 117 really hates him. The gun load is blown up and Larmina falls for the agent.

criticism

The Cahiers du cinéma , who mostly steer clear of entertainment films, praised the fact that the film shows a mastery like no large French comedy production for a long time. The “top entertainment” was painted precisely and with a thin brush. “Parody” would be an incorrect term for this; Hazanavicius did not separate plagiarism from the blatant act of vandalism and dashed towards homage with the same vigor as comedy. According to Positif , Jean Dujardin excels in the role; his spy is "a Franze, but well coiffed". The comedy characterized the magazine as "unabashed, in the second degree, a pinch incorrectly [...], nicely written".

According to the Stuttgarter Zeitung , the film parodies “just as knowledgeable as it is loving”, one could “only say: carry on!” For the Berliner Zeitung the film is a “subtle parody”. epd Film praised the comedy as "a friction between the serious appearance and the unheard-of content." Die Welt said Hazanavicius had "pulled the OSS-117 figure through the cocoa" just as much as Oliver Kalkofe did the Edgar Wallace stories in the WiXXer . The fact that Kalkofe took over the synchronization makes a lot of sense.

In the United States, the film was only released with subtitles. In contrast to the Berliner Zeitung , Sid Smith criticized the Chicago Tribune : "The reputation of French cinema for subtlety goes up in smoke with OSS 117: [...] a film whose satire turns out to be as lame as its clumsy name." Richard Nilsen also judged for the Arizona Republic that the film was a "lame comedy" whose unsurprising situations produced nothing except a yawn.

Awards

César 2007

Étoile d'Or 2007

  • Étoile d'Or in the Best Actor category for Jean Dujardin

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for OSS 117 - The spy who loved each other . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2009 (PDF; test number: 118 616 V).
  2. ↑ Emmanuel Burdeau: Agent doublé . In: Cahiers du cinéma , April 2006, pp. 52–53
  3. ^ Fabien Baumann: OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions . In: Positif , No. 543, May 2006, p. 49. In the original: “espion franchouillard mais bien coiffé” and “C'est désinvolte, second degré, un brin incorrect […], joliment écrit”.
  4. ↑ Stuttgarter Zeitung, November 14, 2009, p. 32, short DVD review, drawn by "RKo": Gockelwerfen
  5. ↑ Berliner Zeitung, March 26, 2011, p. 34, for broadcast on ARD
  6. ↑ Harald Mühlbeyer: 007, French . DVD review in: epd Film , No. 1/2010, p. 57
  7. ↑ Peter Zander: In brief . Short DVD review in: Die Welt , September 21, 2009, p. 25
  8. ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1197120-oss_117_cairo_nest_of_spies/
  9. ↑ http://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/2008/08/21/20080821oss.html