Tanguy (2001)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Étienne Chatiliez

Writers:

Laurent Chouchan (writer) and
Étienne Chatiliez (writer) ...

Release Date:

21 November 2001 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

À 28 ans, toujours chez ses parents

Plot:

Tanguy is 28 years old and still living with his parents. They think it's time he moves out. He doesn't, so they hatch a plan... |

Plot Keywords:

Exploitation | Malice | One Word Title | Paris | Separation From Family

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Sabine Azéma	...	Edith Guetz
André Dussollier	...	Paul Guetz
Eric Berger	...	Tanguy Guetz
Hélène Duc	...	Odile Guetz
Aurore Clément	...	Carole
Jean-Paul Rouve	...	Bruno Lemoine
André Wilms	...	Le psychiatre
Richard Guedj	...	Patrick
Roger Van Hool	...	Philippe
Nathalie Krebs	...	Noëlle
Delphine Serina	...	Sophie
Sachi Kawamata	...	Kimiko
Annelise Hesme	...	Marguerite
Jacques Boudet	...	Le juge
Philippe Laudenbach	...	Maître Badinier

Also Known As:

Tanguy (Australia)
Tanguy, 28 ans, habite encore chez ses parents (France) (working title)
Tanguy, 28 ans, habite toujours chez ses parents (France) (working title)

Runtime:

108 min | Argentina:110 min | Germany:109 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | Japanese | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | France:U | Germany:6 | Singapore:R(A) | Spain:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons)

Filming Locations:

Beaubourg, Paris 1, Paris, France

Company:

Les Productions du Champ Poirier

Trivia:

The red and white toilet seat that we can see when Edith sobs is the same that was used at the end of Le bonheur est dans le pré (1995), another film by Étienne Chatiliez.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the beginning of the scene where Tanguy rushes out the stairs and asks his mother for a shirt (she actually threw away), we can see Eric Berger's head as he's waiting in the stairs to appear.

Movie Connections:

Features "Questions pour un champion" (1988)

Interesting subject

Saw this one recently and found the subject matter quite interesting, namely a 28 year old boy who doesn't want to leave the comfort of his parents' home. However hard they try to get him to leave he just won't go ! The film is a bit long and the idea wears itself out a bit by the end but the film is guaranteed to make you laugh ........... unless of course you have a child like Tangu !

I didn't see the relevance of the "Asia" element but presumably it was added in an effort to give "spice" to the film. Whatever the case, the acting is first rate and I think the film should in the coming months gain worldwide renown ( if indeed it is diffused in other countries than France ). If you've seen Tatie Danielle by the same cineast (Chatiliez) the caustic humour of this film is similar to that. Quite an original style and worth seeing !