Claude Zidi

25.06.1934, Paris

 

Director
Zidi is a French director, screenwriter and cinematographer. As a director he made comedies with the leading French comedians - Rookies Run Amok (Les bidasses en folie, 1971), The Big Store (Le grand bazar, 1973), Lucky Pierre (La moutard me mont e au nez, 1974), The Wing and the Thigh (L’aile ou la cuisse, 1976), Inspector Blunder (Inspecteur La Bavure, 1980). He directed the police drama My New Partner (Le ripoux, 1984), love story Two (Deux, 1989), and in 1990 he made My New Partner II (Ripoux contre ripoux) sequel to the 1984 film My New Partner. He directed his film Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (Asterix et Obelix contre Caesar) in 1999.

Filmography


Films by this director

My New Partner

(Le ripoux, 1984)

Directed by: Claude Zidi
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jean-Jacques Tarbes
Synopsis:

This is a comedy about an unscrupulous veteran of the Paris police who gets a new partner - a young policeman who has just joined the force. The juxtaposition of their completely different characters is the cause of many comical situations. In 1984 this film won the César award for the best film and best director.

color, 107 min
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