Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ (1982)
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"Κυνική αναχρονιστική πολιτική φάρσα"
IMDb:
Ψήφοι:
1,795
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Κωμωδία
50%
Σάτιρα
35%
Historical Parody
15%
In antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum is a North African Roman colony where Julius Caesar came to spend an expensive holiday. The revolt rumbles among the small people who find a leader in the person of Ben-Hur Marcel.
🤖 AI Film Analyst Insight
"*Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ* attempts a grand, anachronistic historical farce, leveraging the immense comedic talent of Coluche and Michel Serrault against the backdrop of a thinly veiled ancient Rome. While the production design is notably ambitious for a French comedy of 1982, Jean Yanne’s direction struggles to harness the film’s sprawling energy. The core strength lies in its intermittent moments of biting, cynical satire aimed at bureaucracy and political corruption, delivered via sharp verbal exchanges. However, the film frequently collapses into broad, dated slapstick and an erratic pace that undermines its thematic ambitions. Ultimately, it’s an uneven spectacle: star power elevates the material, but the cinematic execution remains chaotic and structurally flabby, diluting its potential as sharp period parody and leaving much of the social commentary feeling blunt and overlong."