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Didier Bourdon has 23 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Three half-brothers are reunited at their mother's funeral. After being told of their inheritance they quickly spend the money, only to find out that they will not receive it after all. The men grow closer while deciding how to proceed.
Dir. Bernard Campan, Didier Bourdon · With Pascal Légitimus, Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan

From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.
Dir. Eric Barbier · With Pierre Niney, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Didier Bourdon

Failed London banker Max Skinner inherits his uncle's vineyard in Provence, where he spent many childhood holidays. Upon his arrival, he meets a woman from California who tells Max she is his long-lost cousin and that the property is hers.
Dir. Ridley Scott · With Russell Crowe, Albert Finney, Marion Cotillard

Nicky Larson is tasked to recover the perfume of Cupid, a perfume that would make anyone who uses it irresistible.
Dir. Philippe Lacheau · With Philippe Lacheau, Élodie Fontan, Tarek Boudali
After closing his agency Alibi.com and promising Flo that he would never lie to her again, Greg's new life became quiet, too quiet... Not for long! When he decides to propose to Flo, Greg is up against the wall and has to introduce his family. But with his crooked father and his ex-charm actress mother, this could ruin his future union. He has no choice but to reopen his agency with his former accomplices for an ultimate Alibi and to find more presentable fake parents.
Dir. Philippe Lacheau · With Philippe Lacheau, Tarek Boudali, Élodie Fontan

Greg founded a company called Alibi.com that creates any type of alibi. With his associate, Augustin, and Medhi his new employee, they devise unstoppable stratagems and stagings to cover their clients. But meeting Flo, a pretty blonde who hates men who lie, will complicate Greg's life, which begins by hiding the true nature of his activity. During the presentation to parents, Greg understands that Gérard, the father of Flo, is also one of their clients.
Dir. Philippe Lacheau · With Philippe Lacheau, Élodie Fontan, Julien Arruti
Two rival "brothers-in-law" make a bet that they can stop smoking for 2 weeks. But, it's just not that easy...
Dir. Bernard Campan, Didier Bourdon · With Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan, Isabelle Ferron

Flanked by their two children, Simon and Adélaïde decide, like many Parisians today, to leave their two-room apartment for a quieter and more comfortable life in the country. They are seduced by a house in the middle of nature: space, a vegetable garden, a wood adjoining their garden and above all villagers who welcome them with open arms. A dream come true! But the young couple was soon to be disillusioned: the wood was actually a hunting ground for big game! Although the hunters are friendly, they are not willing to give up their territory, making Simon and Adélaïde's dream of the countryside a living hell. But true to their reputation, our Parisians are not going to let them do it.
Dir. Antonin Fourlon, Frédéric Forestier · With Hakim Jemili, Camille Lou, Didier Bourdon
When their daughter decides to get a divorce, Coline and Andre can’t come to terms with it as they are very fond of their son-in-law. The only way to keep seeing him is in secret. But for how long can they lead a double life?
Dir. Héctor Cabello Reyes · With Josiane Balasko, Didier Bourdon, Bénabar
A wife finds out her husband has a mistress. She decides to propose her to share her life with her husband, alternating every two weeks.
Dir. Alexandra Leclère · With Didier Bourdon, Isabelle Carré, Valérie Bonneton

as Francis Lenoir / Irma · Director · Writer
Francis, who is in his forties, manages the French subsidiary of an American high-tech company. But the shareholders suddenly decide to close it. Depressed by the idea of being unemployed and the prospect of losing his second wife, Francis decides to consult a fortune-teller. The experience is a real eye-opener for him and the start of a new career: He pretends to be a fortune teller himself and turns into Madame Irma. How to explain that to his wife Clotilde?
Dir. Didier Bourdon, Yves Fajnberg · With Didier Bourdon, Pascal Légitimus, Arly Jover
The Three Wise Men – Balthazar, Melchior and Gaspard – are on their way to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus when they are suddenly, an inexplicably, transported two thousand years into the future. They find themselves walking the streets of Paris, where they encounter a young woman called Macha who, they are convinced, will lead them to the newborn Messiah.
Dir. Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan · With Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan, Pascal Légitimus
When his father passes away, a dentist in Paris inherits a plot and the will to build a house on it. The situation becomes tricky when he learns the plot is located in Corsica.
Dir. Éric Fraticelli · With Didier Bourdon, Anne Consigny, Éric Fraticelli

In a country where women are in charge, a man goes to unusual lengths to make his dream of marrying the daughter of a military leader come true.
Dir. Riad Sattouf · With Vincent Lacoste, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Didier Bourdon

The Bouvier-Sauvages, a large aristocratic family, meet the much more modest Martin family when their children's wedding is announced. For the occasion, the future bride and groom offer their parents DNA tests, which will reveal their true origins. The results are totally unexpected and will make the effect of a bomb.
Dir. Julien Hervé · With Christian Clavier, Didier Bourdon, Sylvie Testud
Suffering from empty nest syndrome, two lonely parents concoct a scheme to get their kids interested in them again: they pretend they've won the lottery.
Dir. Alexandra Leclère · With Josiane Balasko, Didier Bourdon, Marilou Berry

as Alain · Director · Writer
After seven years of marriage, a couple of professional workers (he, a doctor and she, a banker) try to refresh their sex life.
Dir. Didier Bourdon · With Didier Bourdon, Catherine Frot, Jacques Weber
"Saint-Loin-la-Mauderne", a tiny village hurt by the financial crisis and the desertification. Its last hope : Start back the Smoked Salmon factory. The only issue : Insurances require a permanent doctor on site. But it s has been 5 years the previous doctor retired without setting a replacement. The whole village,supporting their surly major Germain, will try everything to convince the very Parisian Doctor Maxime Meyer that happiness is only at Saint-Loin-la-Mauderne! This movie is the french remake of the Canadian movie 'la Grande Seduction'
Dir. Stéphane Meunier · With Didier Bourdon, Lorànt Deutsch, Lionnel Astier
In this 2003 remake of the classic 1952 French film, Fanfan la Tulipe is a swashbuckling lover who is tricked into joining the army of King Louis XV by Adeline La Franchise, who tells Fanfan that by doing so, he will eventually marry one of the king's daughters
Dir. Gérard Krawczyk · With Penélope Cruz, Vincent Perez, Didier Bourdon
The worst teachers of France landed in England for an ultra-secret mission. With Boulard, the King of the Dunces, they are parachuted in the best school of the country, and they will apply their famous methods on the future of the nation.
Dir. Pierre-François Martin-Laval · With Kev Adams, Isabelle Nanty, Didier Bourdon

as Didier Latour · Director · Writer
Three brothers are reunited on the occasion of the death of his mother. The three are in a difficult stage of their lives due to economic difficulties: Bernard is a failed actor, Didier pretends to be a professor of philosophy when, in fact, is selling sex toys and Pascal lives off a rich sexagenarian. Accompanied by Sara, the teenage daughter of Bernard, they live surprising encounters while new problems appear.
Dir. Pascal Légitimus, Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan · With Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan, Pascal Légitimus
An unusually cold winter forces the french government to push the best housed people to accommodate some poor fellow citizens. The decree called "Le Grand Partage" creates some trouble among the residents of a Paris upscale apartment block.
Dir. Alexandra Leclère · With Karin Viard, Didier Bourdon, Valérie Bonneton

as patron de Julie / le roi
It's Julie's birthday but she seems to be the only one who remembers... Until Marco, the man she secretly loves, calls her and tells her he's going to drop off her son because the babysitter had a setback. Julie is devastated, everyone considers her to be a maid. Alone with this particularly obnoxious little boy, Julie decides to tell him the story of Cinderella... well, almost.
Dir. Lionel Steketee · With Marilou Berry, Arnaud Ducret, Josiane Balasko
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