@Philtards The BBC threatened the producers of Stromberg with legal action as they didn't consult the BBC - it now states that it was 'inspired by The Office'
I speak pretty fluent French, but nonetheless, comedy is difficult to gauge in a foreign language - it's very tricky to spot all the subtleties of nuance and tone when it's not your mother tongue.
What do any true French speakers think of this version? Is it actually funny to native speakers?
Well it's pretty much a shot-for-shot remake of the uk version. Berleand is a better actor than Gervais, as he shows in this scene, but a little too old- in the Uk version the boss was meant to be 39 years old- which gave a certain poignancy to the role- he was young enough to move on, but not good enough.
i don't know how funny that guy is but he's definitely too old to be a David Brent or a Michael Scott. maybe it's a different kind of comedy though; which is good.
Bof. Autant je suis fan de la version US, autant j'ai du mal a accrocher la francaise. Steve Carell est tellement bon que Berleant ne fait pas le poids.
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MAVISSAMANTHAify 1 year ago
@Philtards The BBC threatened the producers of Stromberg with legal action as they didn't consult the BBC - it now states that it was 'inspired by The Office'
kmfw72 1 year ago
Ricky Gervais is a rich man
shogunofyellow 1 year ago
Copy cats!!! No one can even remotely reach Ricky Gervais genius !!!
NaturalBornHedonist 2 years ago
at least the receptionist is way more attractive. dawn is boring and pudgy.
haiguise 2 years ago
@haiguise cut 'dawn' some slack she's had kidney failure twice and's got diabetes.
deanobucket123 1 year ago
I get it. And it is friggin hilarious.. lol!!
ac360lover17 2 years ago
I speak pretty fluent French, but nonetheless, comedy is difficult to gauge in a foreign language - it's very tricky to spot all the subtleties of nuance and tone when it's not your mother tongue.
What do any true French speakers think of this version? Is it actually funny to native speakers?
gregtube88 2 years ago 2
I m a native french speaker who lives in britain - this version is excellent. They found the absolute equivalents of the ricky gervais team!
emeriesan 2 years ago
its identical to the english version
the style of humour and everything.
just as funny
karlsylvain 2 years ago
Not really! I guess that they try to be funny but they fail!
Strenten 2 years ago
So you mean if I learn fluent french, I won't be able to find this funny? or it would be very hard to find funny?
goodatlinerider 2 years ago
Well it's pretty much a shot-for-shot remake of the uk version. Berleand is a better actor than Gervais, as he shows in this scene, but a little too old- in the Uk version the boss was meant to be 39 years old- which gave a certain poignancy to the role- he was young enough to move on, but not good enough.
tigerboy1966 2 years ago
I agree entirely. He's a fabulous actor but the ages that Gervais and Carell portrayed are poignant to their characters.
It helps that Gervais and Carell are approximately the same age. Gervais only has one year on Carell while Berleand has 10!
Uncool4school 2 years ago
Moi je trouve que Berleant est beaucoup plus marrant que Carrell... mais ce n'est que mon avis.
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fabrietsche 3 years ago
Very, very sleazy.
alabam5 3 years ago
Everyone's saying "oh hes a paedo" or "hes a sexual pervert" but he is speaking french. Is that not reason enough?
ilovejuddlots 3 years ago
The guy waiting for the interview even looks like Robin Ince (Gervais' mate who played him in the english version)
100Underscores 3 years ago
J'adore, énrome!
ploplopyo 3 years ago
i don't know how funny that guy is but he's definitely too old to be a David Brent or a Michael Scott. maybe it's a different kind of comedy though; which is good.
omgWTFn00b 3 years ago
Bof. Autant je suis fan de la version US, autant j'ai du mal a accrocher la francaise. Steve Carell est tellement bon que Berleant ne fait pas le poids.
djybee 4 years ago
i wish i could speak French, they've done a superb job. Magnificent! Well done.
bonnie43uk 4 years ago
C EST GENIAL
Lydie95 5 years ago
no, his name is Francois Berléand
letsjam 5 years ago
dupontel....What else ?
HerrKommissar 5 years ago