When is a French film not a French film?

[callmemadam]

When it’s dubbed, that’s when. There’s a site which claims to recommend all the best French films on Netflix. I picked Une fille facile only to find that instead of being in French with subtitles, it was dubbed. In my book, that’s not a French film. I abandoned that and watched a few episodes of Au service de la France, which I found just as brilliant and funny second time around.

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[gwendraith]

I don't get on with dubbed films either and it definitely takes away the "Frenchness" or whatever nationality by doing it.

I've had Au service de la France on my watchlist for ages. I really must watch it soon!

[callmemadam]

That's it, exactly.

It's funny but with corruption at its heart. Three series, so plenty to watch during lockdown!