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Claudio C Les visiteurs (1993) A Very Funny French Adventure (12,005 – 21 Oct 2025– by Claudio Carvalho) In 1123, a witch cast a spell and Count of Montmirail (Jean Reno) has hallucinations and accidentally kills his future father-in-law. The bride-to-be (Valérie Lemercier) calls off the wedding and the Count and his squire, Jacquouille la Fripouille (Christian Clavier) visits an old wizard, who proposes him to return in time and avoid the accident. But the elder magician makes a mistake in the magic potion and the Count and his squire travel to 1993. When he arrives, the police believe he is insane and summon his descendant, Frénégonde de Pouille (Valérie Lemercier), who believes he is his missing cousin with amnesia. Meanwhile, Jacquouille meets the homeless Ginette (Marie-Anne Chazel) and learns that submission is no longer acceptable in 1993. “Les visiteurs”, a.k.a. ”The Visitors (1993), is a very funny French adventure with Christian Clavier stealing the show. The confusions made by the two travelers in time and Ginette are hilarious, In 2001, Jean-Marie Poiré remade this film in English language with the title “Just Visiting” and Jean Reno, Christina Applegate and Christian Clavier, which is also very funny. My vote is seven. Tile (Brazil): “Os Visitantes” (“The Visitors”) My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/21/25 Full Review Tilly B This is a film that will appeal greatly to fans of Black Adder and Monty Python. the brilliant Jean Reno puts in a John Cleese style performance as a medieval knight. He is catapulted into the modern day with his Baldrick like squire. It is a situation ripe for slapstick comedy. The American remake is also worth considering if you prefer something more family friendly. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/14/25 Full Review Jack V Hillarious movie, fully recommend (especially for French speakers since there's brilliant wordplay too). Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review camille l Certes, Les Visiteurs a pu être un film d'enfance pour certains. Force est de constater que le film de Jean-Marie Poirée est un film quasiment effroyable, une immondice comme on en a rarement vu, une oeuvre d'une incompétence folle. Entre acteurs nuls et plans aléatoires, nous sommes sur un vrai navet, une catastrophe industrielle. Rien n'est drôle, tout est hurlé, crié et vociféré pour un résultat pathétique. Heureusement, Valérie Lemercier et Christian Bujeau sont absolument formidables dans un film qui ne les mérite pas. Les Visiteurs est une catastrophe, une honte nationale. Mais tant que des gens riront à "on lui pèlera le jonc" dans un gros plan vomitif, on continuera à faire ce genre de films... Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A classic. This terrific French farce uses the same "fish out of water" conceit as the much-loved 70s TV series 'Catweazle', but to far better effect. Reno and Clavier (who co-wrote the screenplay) play their roles as medieval Frenchman stranded in the 20th century to the hilt, and Clavier is terrifically funny as the awful, coarse and terminally stupid Baldrick-esque squire. This makes no pretence at sophistication but it has a heart of gold, gags galore, and marvellous performances, and very unusually the English language remake with Clavier and Reno reprising the lead roles is an unexpected delight, and highly recommended if you dont want to grapple with subtitles. A very funny film that should be much better known outside the Frwnch-speaking world. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a great movie! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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