{"id":16641,"date":"2012-09-21T20:29:35","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T18:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=16641"},"modified":"2017-10-20T14:15:32","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T12:15:32","slug":"the-fabulous-destiny-of-a-french-outlaw-from-amelie-poulain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/the-fabulous-destiny-of-a-french-outlaw-from-amelie-poulain\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fabulous Destiny of (a “French Outlaw” from) Am\u00e9lie Poulain"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may remember him as “Lucien, the grocer’s assitant<\/strong>” in the French<\/strong> romantic comedy\u00a0“Le Fabuleux Destin d’Am\u00e9lie Poulain<\/em>” (“The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain.”)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

You\u00a0may have also seen him in\u00a0“Indig\u00e8nes<\/strong>”\u00a0<\/em>(translated as “Days of Glory<\/strong>” in English),<\/strong>\u00a0by French-Algerian<\/strong> movie director\u00a0Rachid Bouchareb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

His name is\u00a0Jamel Debbouze. <\/strong>He made\u00a0a comeback in the sequel to\u00a0“Indig\u00e8nes<\/em>“<\/strong>, directed by the same Bouchareb.<\/p>\n

The movie is called\u00a0“Hors-la-Loi<\/strong><\/em>” in French, and “Outside the Law<\/strong>” in English.<\/p>\n

It made its debut in French movie theaters\u00a0exactly two years ago, jour pour jour <\/strong><\/em>(day for day), on\u00a0September 22nd, 2010<\/strong>.
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\nIn the\u00a0the first movie,\u00a0“Indig\u00e8nes<\/strong>“,<\/em>\u00a0we follow the story of\u00a0Algerian<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Moroccan<\/strong>\u00a0soldiers enrolled in the French army during the Second World War.<\/p>\n

Despite having their home countries living under extremely harsh\u00a0French occupation<\/strong>, they nevertheless join the fight\u00a0to help deliver\u00a0France<\/strong>\u00a0from the\u00a0clutches of\u00a0Nazi Germany.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Upon its release, back in\u00a02006, “Indig\u00e8nes<\/strong><\/em>”\u00a0<\/strong>did not trigger any major\u00a0pol\u00e9mique<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(controversy)—bien au contraire<\/strong><\/em> (quite on the contrary.)<\/p>\n

The\u00a02010<\/strong>\u00a0sequel\u00a0“Hors-la-loi<\/em><\/strong>“, however, managed to\u00a0provoke the rather unlikely scene of\u00a0heated demonstrations\u00a0held at the very\u00a0doorsteps of\u00a0the\u00a0Festival de Cannes<\/a><\/strong><\/em>!<\/p>\n

Naturally, the organizers of the most famous movie festival in the world,\u00a0whose budget -we were told- was still reeling from\u00a0la crise financi\u00e8re\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(the financial crisis), had very little to complain about the\u00a0unexpected glare of\u00a0publicit\u00e9<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n