Coco (film)

Coco
Directed by	Gad Elmaleh
Produced by	Illan Goldman
Written by	Gad Elmaleh Caroline Thivel
Starring	Gad Elmaleh
Music by	Bruno Bertoli
Cinematography	Gilles Henry
Distributed by	Studio Canal
Release date(s)	18 March 2009 (2009-03-18)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	€ 15 million
Box office	€ 25,573,755

Coco is a 2009 French comedy film written, directed, and starring Gad Elmaleh. The film is based on a character sketch he created for his one-man show "La Vie Normale".^[1] The film earned $8.5 million in its opening weekend at the French box office^[2], and went on to gross $11.7 million in the European market.^[3] Although it was a box office success, Coco was not well-received by critics. It received only one star out of four from Première, Paris Match, and Télérama and two stars from Elle and Le Journal du Dimanche.^[4]

Synopsis

Coco is a wealthy Sephardic Jewish businessman and an immigrant to France. After 15 years of financial success (due to his invention of a new type of sparkling water) he decides to throw an enormous bar mitzvah celebration for his son Samuel. Determined that the celebration will be the most fantastic event of the year, Coco alienates his entire family as he plans for the gala.

References

1. ^ Dupont, Joan (3 April 2008). "Gad Elmaleh's comedic sleight of hand". International Herald-Tribune. http://www.iht.com.proxy.collactive.com/articles/2008/04/03/arts/dupont.php. Retrieved 2009-03-26. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Segers, Frank (22 March 2009). ""Torino," "Marley" tie at overseas box office". Hollywood Reporter. Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE52M0EK20090323. Retrieved 2009-03-24. 
3. ^ Bresnan, Conor (March 24, 2009). "Around the World Roundup: French Comedy, ‘Slumdog’ Lead". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2567&p=.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-27. 
4. ^ "Les critiques du film: Coco". Premiere. http://www.premiere.fr/film/Coco/(affichage)/press. Retrieved 2009-03-26. 

External links

• Official website
• Coco at the Internet Movie Database