Today's coffee break is dedicated to a comedy genius, one of the most famous names in French cinema, and one of my favourite comedians: Louis de Funes. That is because today we celebrate 100 years since the birth of the great actor.
We all know him (and for those who don't, I highly recommend his movies), for his on-screen personality which translates into most of his movies. Whether we're talking about the series "Le Gendarme" and "Fantomas", or singular comedies such as "L'aile ou la cuisse" ("The Wing or the Thigh"), "Le Grand Restaurant", or the movie adaptation of Moliere's play "L'Avare", Louis de Funes's characters are impulsive, agitated, argumentative, cheeky, intrusive, sometimes downright nasty, but always uncontestably funny. Plus, we should not forget the wide variety of facial expression and gestures which characterize the comedian. And some more particularities about Louis de Funes include the fact that he had Spanish descendency, that he had become a Knight in France's Legion d'Honeur and he had a variety of rose named after him. And one thing is certain: more than 30 years after his passing, generations of cinephiles around the world are still being entertained by his comedy antics.
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