''Tandem'' is a 1987 French
road movie
A road movie is a film genre, genre of film in which the main characters leave home on a road trip, typically altering the perspective from their everyday lives. Road movies often depict travel in the hinterlands, with the films exploring the the ...
comedy drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...
directed by
Patrice Leconte
Patrice Leconte (; born 12 November 1947) is a French film director, screenwriter and comic strip writer.
Life and career
Leconte grew up in Tours, and began making little amateur films at 15. He went to Paris in 1967 and studied at Institut des ...
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Plot
The film concerns a French radio quiz show host and his long suffering assistant as they travel around the country for the programme.
Cast
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Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot (; born 4 May 1951) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy ''troupe'' Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian C ...
: Rivetot
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Jean Rochefort
Jean Raoul Robert Rochefort (; 29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor. He received many accolades during his career, including an Honorary César in 1999.
Life and career
Rochefort was born on 29 April 1930 in Paris, France, to ...
: Michel Mortez
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Sylvie Granotier : Bookseller
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Julie Jézéquel
Julie Jézéquel (born 26 March 1964) is a French actress and writer.
Filmography
Actress
Writer
Theater
Author
References
External links
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1964 births
Living people
French film actresses
French television actresses
20th-cen ...
: The waitress
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Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Jean-Claude Dreyfus (born 18 February 1946, in Paris) is a French actor, comedian, and author.
He began his career in film acting in 1974 in the film ''Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard''. Dreyfus is notable for his portrayal ...
: Adviser
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Marie Pillet : Proprietress of 'Hôtel du Commerce'
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Albert Delpy
Albert Delpy (born 13 September 1940) is a French actor and writer, born in Vietnam. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1970.
Personal life
He was married to French actress Marie Pillet until her death in 2009. They are the pare ...
: Driver saw 'Red Dog'
References
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1980s buddy films
1987 comedy films
1987 films
1980s road movies
French comedy films
Films about radio people
French road movies
Films directed by Patrice Leconte
1980s French films
Films produced by Philippe Carcassonne
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