Last day of competition at the Alpe d’Huez Comedy Festival, before the winners will be revealed this Saturday evening January 22. The film “Didier” by Alain Chabat will be presented at the end. Focus on the films of the day, in / out of competition.
Before the winners which will be unveiled this evening after a week of intense competition under the sun of Alpe d’Huez, focus on the films in competition and out of competition.
The Alpe d’Huez Comedy Festival is held until tomorrow, Sunday January 24, 2022.
Revenge of the Glitter Shrimp – Competition
Cyril Masson
While on their way to the Gay Games in Tokyo, the Glitter Shrimps miss their connection and find themselves stuck in the depths of Russia, in a particularly homophobic region…
After the success of the first part (nearly 600,000 admissions), the band is back for new adventures. Rhythmic and flamboyant, this sequel promises even more adventures and twists. The plot allows you to discover more about each of the characters in this endearing band. Without highlighting, and thanks to a lot of humour, the film is also more committed to its subject.
We smile for the photo – Competition



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Thierry spends his days classifying his family photos, convinced that the best is behind him. When Claire, his wife, tired of “it was better before”, announces to him that she is leaving him, Thierry, devastated, offers him to redo “Greece 98”, their best family vacation. Officially, he wants to spend one last week with their children before announcing their separation. Unofficially he hopes to win back his wife… But the children, now in their thirties, are less docile than 20 years ago and the hunt for memories on the roads of Greece will quickly tire everyone. By trying to rekindle the flame of his couple, Thierry risks setting fire to his family…
Carried by a fresh cast, mixing Jacques Gamblin and Pascale Arbillot for the parents, and the actors Pablo Pauly (seen in the film Patients), Agnès Hurstel (comedian and headliner of the series Jeune et golri) and comedian Ludovik for the youngest, this first feature film is a pure holiday comedy. There is nostalgia, family disputes, travel and change of scenery.
Retirement home – Competition



Kev Adams came to Alpe d’Huez, surrounded by some of the film’s actresses, Firmine Richard and Marianne Garcia, co-screenwriter Catherine Diament and director Thomas Gilou, to present this choral film whose action takes place in a EPHAD. A comedy promising many twists, in which Kev Adams notably gives the reply to Gérard Dapardieu, playing a legendary boxer who has hung up his gloves.
The pitch: In order to avoid prison, Milann, 30, is forced to perform 300 hours of community service in a retirement home, Les Mimosas. His first weeks are a real hell! But he is quickly adopted by retirees, in particular by a band of 7 inseparable who teach him, each in their own way, their vision of life. Over the weeks, Milann discovers that the establishment is taking advantage of the vulnerability of its residents to rip them off. He then decides to organize a great escape, but he is not at the end of his troubles…
The Time of Secrets – Special Screening



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Marseilles, July 1905. The young Marcel Pagnol has just completed his primary studies. In three months, he will enter “high school”. Three months… an eternity when you’re that age. Because it’s vacation time, the real ones, the big ones! A child of the city, this long-awaited return to his dear hills of Aubagne and Allauch, those of “My Father’s Glory” and “My Mother’s Castle” transports him with happiness. There he rediscovers nature, the great outdoors and above all his friend Lili, always ready to share new adventures, at the age when the time of carelessness gives way to that of secrets.
32 years after My Father’s Glory and My Mother’s Castle,…