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Marcel Aymé (novel)
Ben Lewin (writer)
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Release Date:
14 February 1992 (UK) more
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The catch of the day is fresh comedy.
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A farce, Hoskins plays a photographer who specializes in religious pictures who searches for a model for Jesus... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Bob Hoskins ... Louis Aubinard

Jeff Goldblum ... Pianist

Natasha Richardson ... Sybil
Michel Blanc ... Norbert
Jacques Villeret ... Lingerie Man
Angela Pleasence ... Louis' Sister

Jean-Pierre Cassel ... Zalman
Samuel Chaimovitch ... Grandfather
Sacha Vikouloff ... The Violinist
Claudine Mavros ... Mother Superior
Carlos Kloster ... The Archbishop
Yvonne Constant ... Prostitute
Martine Ferrière ... Mother of Lingerie Man
Gerald Morales ... Bishop's Driver
Yannick Evely ... Mother Superior's Driver
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Also Known As:
La montre, la croix et la manière
Rue Saint-Sulpice (France)
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Spain:89 min | USA:89 min
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Norbert: What's your name?
Pianist: Franz Shubert. S-H-U-bert.
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The Funniest Movie Orgasm Ever, 4 June 2005
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Author: hokeybutt from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

THE FAVOUR, THE WATCH AND THE VERY BIG FISH (3+ outta 4 stars) I hadn't seen this movie for along time but I remember thinking when it first came out that it didn't have much going for it. Seeing it a second time I was really surprised at how much more I liked the oddball storyline. Bob Hoskins plays a nerdy church photographer who is trying to complete a photo series of famous Biblical characters. Unfortunately he hasn't found the right Jesus yet and his boss (Michel Blanc) is putting on the pressure. Filling in for an ailing friend, Hoskins finds himself doing voice-over work for porn movies... where he meets Sybil, the girl of his dreams (Natasha Richardson), in the funniest scene in the movie. Hoskins finally finds the ideal Jesus in a sad-faced homeless man played by Jeff Goldblum... who, after becoming famous playing Jesus, begins to think that he might *really* be. Many, many complications arise... and lots of extremely odd plot twists and bizarre characterizations. The movie definitely does not go where you think it is going to. The actors all do great jobs... and the script is filled with witty one-liners... and even a serious aside or two. Definitely worth checking out if you like unusual movies.

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