Absolutely Fabulous
2001The wildly popular British television show Absolutely Fabulous gets a Francophonic makeover with this film version directed by Gabriel Aghion. In this go around, Josiane Balasko and Nathalie Baye play the incorrigible Eddie and Patsy, who leave no impulse unenacted and no lust unsated -- be it for sex or the latest in designer clothing. Waking up from a night of drunken debauchery, the two dip right into a feast of champagne and caviar, much to the irritation of Eddie's elegant mother and her resentful daughter. As Eddie stretches an appalling pair of leopard-print leotards (complete with matching shoes, purse, and hat) over her massive rear end, she and Patsy learn of a handsome young Rollerblading delivery boy who quickly becomes the object of their lust. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival.
Acted in
Josiane Balasko
as Edith 'Eddie' Mousson
Nathalie Baye
as Patricia 'Patsy' Laroche
Marie Gillain
as Safrane Vaudoye
Vincent Elbaz
as Jonathan
Claude Gensac
as Mamie Mousson
Yves Rénier
as Alain Vaudoye
Saïd Taghmaoui
as Manu
Chantal Goya
as Chantal Goya
Catherine Deneuve
as Une spectatrice du défilé
Jennifer Saunders
as Une spectatrice du défilé
Jean-Paul Gaultier
as Le créateur
Brigitte Fontaine
as Brigitte Fontaine
Michel Vuillermoz
as Le commissaire
Tomer Sisley
as Kevin
Estelle Lefébure
as Un mannequin
Stéphane Bern
as Stéphane Bern
Viviane Blassel
as Les mannequins
Claire Chazal
as Une spectatrice du défilé