OSS 117: A Nest of Spies
- Tuesday, March 25 6:15 pm
- Thursday, March 27 2:00 pm
- Sunday, March 30 8:30 pm
Savoy Theater
Tuesday, March 25 at 6:15 pm SOLD OUT
Sunday, March 30 at 8:30 pm SOLD OUT
A box-office sensation in France, Michel Hazanavicius’ uproarious satire stars comic Jean Dujardin as secret agent OSS 117 who, in the tradition of Maxwell Smart and Inspector Clouseau, somehow succeeds in spite of his ineptitude. After a fellow agent and close friend is murdered, Hubert is ordered to take his place at the head of a poultry firm in Cairo. This is to be his cover while he investigates Jack’s death, monitors the Suez Canal, checks up on the Brits and Soviets, burnishes France’s reputation, quells a fundamentalist rebellion and brokers peace in the Middle East. A blithe and witty send-up not only of spy films of that era and the suave secret agent figure but also neo-colonialism, ethnocentrism and the very idea of Western covert action in the Middle East. Variety: “Sparkling production design, a jubilantly retro score and a genuine flair for using the film and TV vocabulary of the ’60s to revisit colonial arrogance put the film in the same conceptual ballpark as Austin Powers or ‘The Naked Gun’ series.” Sponsored by Christa Lancaster. Community Partner: Chronique Francophone, Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Rated PG-13, 99 minutes, in French with subtitles. Film review
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