Tunisian-Jewish businessman Alain Berrebi (Michel Boujenah) courts Ashkenazi princess Arlette Stern (Elsa Zylberstein). Her father David (Maurice Chevit) learns of the death of a rural Auvergne peasant who once hid David and his cousin Nathan (Felix Fibich) from the Nazis. Nathan is now a NYC diamond dealer on West 47th Street. David, Nathan, Arlette, and Berrebi head for the funeral in Auvergne. There they encounter the deceased peasant's son, Jean Bourdalou (Gerard Depardieu), who operates the family's restaurants in Paris. Arlette does a romantic take on Bourdalou, which sends the distraught Berrebi off to cry on the shoulder of his mother Gaby (Gina Lollobrigida). Back in Paris, Bourdalou and Berrebi make plans to open a trendy fashion restaurant in Manhattan.
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Gérard Depardieu
Jean Bourdalou
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Michel Boujenah
Alain Berrebi
Known for
Three Men and a Cradle
Les Miserables
Elsa Zylberstein
Arlette Stern
Known for
Simone: Woman of the Century
Rolling to You
Catherine Jacob
Lorène Benguigui
Known for
Auntie Danielle
Dikkenek
Gina Lollobrigida
Gaby Berrebi
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Gad Elmaleh
Samy
Known for
Priceless
The Adventures of Tintin
Maurice Chevit
David Stern
Known for
Asterix and Cleopatra
French Fried Vacation 2
Emmanuelle Riva
Sonia Stern
Known for
Amour
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Ériq Ebouaney
Omar
Known for
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Transporter 3
Felix Fibich
Nathan Stern
Also in
Law & Order
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Jenny Clève
Renée Bourdalou
Known for
One Deadly Summer
Welcome to the Sticks
Anna Loubeyre
Mémé Perret
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Ariel Zeitoun Director · Florence Quentin Writer Philippe Pavans de Ceccatty Cinematographer
First release December 10, 1997 · Produced in France · Languages English, French, Yiddish
Production
GBVI
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Canal+
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Gaumont
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DD Productions
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Légende Films
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TF1 Films Production
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France
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Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Yiddish
Release dates
France · December 10, 1997
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No release date listed for United States.
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