Tais-toi! (2003)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Francis Veber

Writers:

Francis Veber (screenplay)
Serge Frydman (idea)

Release Date:

22 October 2003 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, Ruby, a brooding outlaw encounters Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant who befriends him...

Plot Keywords:

Escape | Mental Institution | Warden | Death Of Loved One | Jockey

Cast

Gérard Depardieu	...	Quentin
Jean Reno	...	Ruby
Richard Berry	...	Vernet
André Dussollier	...	Le psychiatre prison
Jean-Pierre Malo	...	Vogel
Jean-Michel Noirey	...	Lambert
Laurent Gamelon	...	Mauricet
Aurélien Recoing	...	Rocco
Vincent Moscato	...	Raffi
Ticky Holgado	...	Martineau
Michel Aumont	...	Nosberg
Leonor Varela	...	Katia / Sandra
Loic Brabant	...	Jambier (as Loïc Brabant)
Arnaud Cassand	...	Bourgoin
Edgar Givry	...	Visinet

Also Known As:

Ruby & Quentin (France) (working title) (USA)
Les tourtereaux (France) (working title)
Shut Up! (UK)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | UK:12A | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 (f) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Chile:TE

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)

Quotes:

Quentin: Look at the two drag queens!
Ruby: It's us, stupid!

Movie Connections:

Features Ice Age (2002)

Tais pour Two

Great to see that Francis Veber, the natural heir to Billy Wilder, is still alive and well and turning out crowd-pleasers like this. Truffaut will be turning in his grave - I hope - to know that fifty years on from his vitriol-fuelled attack, 'a certain tendency ...' on PROFESSIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP, filmmakers, and FRENCH filmmakers at that, have not abandoned, as he urged, strong stories, sound directing, and star performances. Here we have a Depardieu a good 30 pounds lighter than of yore and looking younger with it, playing the village idiot to a fare-thee-well against Jean Reno's strong silent type. Compared to Depardieu, who never stops talking (tais-toi translates literally to 'shut up') Reno's words are as carefully measured as tea-bags in Tel Aviv. Only see this movie if you're into verbal wit laced with sight gags and thick-ear confrontations involving a three-way split between Depardieu/Reno, the flics and a team of semi-hard men. Not quite Veber's best but still a respectable 8/10.