The Players (2012 film)

The Players (French: Les Infidèles) is a 2012 omnibus comedy film starring Jean Dujardin and Gilles Lellouche, with each of them also directing and writing a segment.

The Players
Directed byEmmanuelle Bercot
Fred Cavayé
Alexandre Courtès
Jean Dujardin[1]
Michel Hazanavicius
Jan Kounen
Éric Lartigau
Gilles Lellouche
Produced byJean Dujardin[1]
Marc Dujardin
Éric Hannezo
Guillaume Lacroix
Written byNicolas Bedos
Philippe Caverivière
Jean Dujardin[1]
Stéphane Joly
Gilles Lellouche
StarringJean Dujardin
Gilles Lellouche
Music byPino D'Angiò
Evgueni Galperine
CinematographyGuillaume Schiffman
Edited byAnny Danché
Distributed byMars Films
Release date
  • February 29, 2012 (2012-02-29)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$13.8 million[2]
Box office$24.6 million[3]

Plot

Series of vignettes about the theme of male infidelity and its adulterous variants.[1]

Controversy

The posters for the film on which Jean Dujardin and Gilles Lellouche can be seen in suggestive positions (like gripping a pair of naked female legs) attracted accusations of sexism.[1][4] The French professional authority of regulation for advertising received four official complaints accusing the posters of sexism. Following this controversy, the posters were taken down, and the distributor excused himself.[5]

Jean Dujardin refers to I mostri by Dino Risi.

The original copy of the film included a scene where a man talks to a woman while a plane crashes into the World Trade Center. Reportedly, this scene has been censored to have better chances to get an Academy Award for Jean Dujardin (who went on to win the award for his leading role in The Artist).[6]

Cast

Remake

An Italian remake of the same name was released in 2020.

References
  1. McNicoll, Tracy (29 February 2012). "Jean Dujardin, Oscar-Winner for 'The Artist,' Debuts New Sex Comedy". Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  2. "Les Infidèles (The Players) (2012)- JPBox-Office".
  3. "The Players (2014) - Box Office Mojo".
  4. Chrisafis, Angelique (2 February 2012). "Jean Dujardin poster controversy could ruin The Artist star's Oscar hopes". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  5. Gregg, Kilday (3 February 2012). "Jean Dujardin's Racy Movie Poster Controversy 'Is Over,' Says 'Artist' Producer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  6. http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/cinema/les-infideles-la-scene-coupee-qui-a-evite-un-scandale-americain-a-jean-dujardin_1088473.html


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