Podium (2004)

Director:

Yann Moix

Writers:

Olivier Dazat (writer)
Yann Moix (novel)
(more)

Release Date:

11 February 2004 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Music | Sport

Tagline:

Name: Bernard Frédéric. Job: Claude François.

Plot:

Bernand Fréderic is a mediocre bank executive, married and with a son. He used to have antother profession: to be French star Claude Francois...

Plot Keywords:

Double | Flashback | Telephone | Bank | Song

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Benoît Poelvoorde	...	Bernard Frédéric
Jean-Paul Rouve	...	Couscous
Julie Depardieu	...	Véro
Marie Guillard	...	Vanessa
Anne Marivin	...	Anne
Odile Vuillemin	...	Odile
Nadège Beausson-Diagne	...	Nadège
Nicolas Jouxtel	...	Sébastien
Olivier Mag	...	Claude David
Evelyne Thomas	...	Herself / Elle-même
Karine Lyachenko	...	Jacqueline
Bruno Abraham-Kremer	...	Monsieur Lombard
Dominique Besnehard	...	Le psychologue
Armelle	...	Laure
Thomas Derichebourg	...	Le garçon restaurant à volonté
Jean-Luc Porraz	...	Patron pizzeria
Alexandre Caumartin	...	L'agent immobilier
Marion Aydalot Lunsky	...	Secrétaire de Dandieu
Aurélie Boquien	...	L'infirmière / hôtesse
Philippe Beautier	...	Le client
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jérôme Bertin	...	Le présentateur LCI
Cartouche	...	Cheb François
Paule Daré
Marie Favasuli	...	Membre du jury
Claude François	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mia Frye	...	Une candidate Bernadette
Théo Grosman	...	Le copain
Dany Héricourt	...	Drug addict
Anh Lili
Aleksandra Kacprzak	...	Cliente dans la vente aux enchères (uncredited)
Victor Loukianenko	...	Le fan de Claude François (uncredited)

Directed by
Yann Moix

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Olivier Dazat		writer
Yann Moix		novel
Yann Moix		screenplay
Arthur-Emmanuel Pierre		writer

Produced by
Olivier Delbosc	....	producer
Eric Jehelmann	....	development producer
Marc Missonnier	....	producer

Original Music by
Jean-Claude Petit

Cinematography by
Benoît Delhomme

Film Editing by
Philippe Bourgueil

Casting by
Pierre-Jacques Bénichou
Hervé Jakubowicz
Marc Robert

Production Design by
Arnaud de Moleron

Costume Design by
Catherine Bouchard
Aurore Vicente

Makeup Department
Paul de Fisser	....	key hair stylist
Corinne Maillard	....	key makeup artist
Franck Mendoche	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Georges Barrier-Carron	....	assistant unit manager
Christine De Jekel	....	production manager
Virginie Deroubaix	....	post-production manager
Julie Léger	....	post-production manager
Gilles Monnier	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alan Corno	....	first assistant director (as Alain Corno)

Art Department
Laurent Baude	....	assistant art director
François Borgeaud	....	property master

Sound Department
Marc-Antoine Beldent	....	sound
Benoît Biral	....	sound co-mixer
Matthieu Bricout	....	sound assistant
Rym Debbarh-Mounir	....	dialogue editor
Sophie Guindon	....	assistant to sound editor
Franco Piscopo	....	sound mixer
Michel Schillings	....	sound recordist
Philippe van Leer	....	foley artist
Jérôme Wiciak	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
François Borgeaud	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Berengere Dominguez	....	visual effects coordinator
Eric Fréchou	....	visual effects
Christian Guillon	....	visual effects producer
Agnès Sébenne	....	visual effects
Olivier Veau	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Gregory Loffredo	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Jérôme Alméras	....	first assistant camera
Mathieu Caudroy	....	steadicam operator
Dominique Delguste	....	additional first assistant camera
Guy Ferrandis	....	still photographer
Gregory Fromentin	....	gaffer
Pierre Hugues Galien	....	assistant camera
Olivier Martin	....	key grip
Christian Metz	....	grip
Xavier Tauveron	....	camera operator: second unit

Casting Department
Hervé Jakubowicz	....	casting assistant
Marc Robert	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Aurélie Laumont	....	color timer
Catherine Le Mignant-Labye	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Patrick Aubrée	....	script supervisor
Feriel Benouarka	....	laboratory coordinator
Nicolas Bouaziz	....	location scout
Laure Cochener	....	acting coach: children
Mia Frye	....	choreographer
Charles Heidet	....	car supplier
Raphaëlle Isnard	....	production secretary
Alexandre Tisseyre	....	production assistant
Christophe Vassort	....	technical advisor
Manuel Yvernault	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Fidélité Productions
• K2 SA (co-production)
• TF1 Films Productions (co-production)
• M6 Films (co-production)
• Cofimage 14 (participation)
• Natexis Banques Populaires Images 3 (participation)
• Gimages 6 (participation)
• Canal+ (participation)
• TPS Star (participation)

Distributors

• Mars Distribution (France)
• Monopole-Pathé (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• L'Etude et la Supervision des Trucages (L'E.S.T.) (visual effects)

Runtime:

France:95 min

Country:

France | Belgium

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Fidélité Productions

Trivia:

When Bernard Frederic visits Jacqueline, there is a dog who was supposed to constantly jump on her and bite her scarf when she dances. The dog was trained to do so for weeks prior to shooting, but never obeyed when the cameras were rolling.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Jean-Philippe (2006)

Soundtrack:

Magnolias for ever

Poelvoorde may be the funniest man on earth

I first saw "C'est arrivé près de chez-vous"(Man bites dog) about ten years ago and I was amazed by the whole thing.The darkest humor ever,sick violent scenes,and of course,the Man himself.Poelvoorde plays a violent maniac but he's funny and charismatic at the same time.Fast forward to 2005:I realised there was a new movie with that guy that I've never seen in another film.I didn't know that much about Claude Francois,but I had to see Poelvoorde in another role.Here he plays Bernard Frédéric,an ex-imitator of Cloclo.He stopped his "career" in show-business when his wife,Véro, gave an ultimatum.So now he has a boring job,9 to 5, a son, a "normal" life. But when he learns that there is an imitator contest on prime time TV,his passion takes over.So many funny scenes in this movie! The auditions of his "Clodettes"(he's so rude with them ,can't watch it without laughing)the psycho-therapist,the introduction of his partner Couscous,the sex scene in which he changes his love tempo depending what Claude song he has in mind,...Add to this a great soundtrack, dancing, beautiful women in there Clodettes suit, a happy ending and you have 90 minutes of pure joy.I can't wait to see the long version.