![]() ![]() This naive, big-hearted character would subtly permeate the rest of Depardieu’s filmography. Back in 52 BC, Asterix and Obelix, are called to Egypt to help an architect, Edifis, win a bet for Cleopatra. The actor invents a double of himself, not fat, but "well-padded," and ultra-powerful since he fell into the magic potion as a small child. Monica Bellucci, attired in the superb wardrobe created for the film (which would win the Caesar award that year), leaves a lasting impression as Cleopatra.Īnd then there is Gerard Depardieu, dressed in the amusing Gallic pants of Obelix. In Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, Chabat, a former member of comedy group “Les Nuls,” had the intuition and foresight to reunite an A-list of French comedians: Christian Clavier of “Splendid” fame, Jamel Debbouze, the epitome of "Canal + wit" in the role of architect Numerobis, the Robins des Bois troupe, and even Edouard Baer, who gives a memorable, improvised performance as the melancholy, smooth-talking scribe. The feature film, Alain Chabat's second, five years after Didier, in the opinion of all “Asterixophiles” (and “Obelixophiles” agree), most closely captures the humor of the early graphic novels, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo. A well-deserved reward for Alain Chabat, arguably the funniest Frenchman of the last thirty years. The movie would sell over 14 million tickets, making it the fourth-largest box office hit in France. Snoop Dogg has agreed to participate in the soundtrack of the film alongside Jamel Debbouze for the track Cleopatra.Upon its release in January 2002, Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra is welcomed as an unexpected French comedy, bursting with a plethora of inventions, timely inside jokes and delectable supporting roles (from Gérard Darmon to Isabelle Nanty), while still featuring a visual and narrative ambition in contrast to such productions. The music of Mission Cleopatra had the right to an improbable feat. In the feature film, Asterix (Christian Clavier) and Obelix (Gérard Depardieu) decide to hide their noses under the Sphinx, rather than bury them at its foot.Īlain Chabat took advantage of this scene to write a very special line to Gérard Depardieu referring to Cyrano de Bergerac, which he had previously played in the film of the same name in 1990. In this adaptation of the album Asterix and Cleopatra, Alain Chabat has obviously reproduced those famous boxes where Obelix decides to climb the Sphinx and accidentally breaks his nose. Download this stock image: MOVIE SCENE ASTERIX & OBELIX: MISSION CLEOPATRA (2002) - EF8XPK from Alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos. – Instead of making literature, maybe you could help me find a solution!” Asterix (Christian Clavier) and Obelix (Gérard Depardieu) ![]() ![]() It’s a rock!… It’s a cape! What do I say, it’s a cape? It’s a peninsula ! As usual, Obelix is stubborn and decides to climb the Sphinx to get a better view. ![]()
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