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- Biography: Claude Zidi (born July 25, 1934) is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971. He won the César Award for Best Director for... Read more
Filmography
- Miss Oliver a filé à l'anglaise (2008)
- Ripoux 3 (Part-Time Cops) (2003)
- La Boîte (2001)
- Antilles sur Seine (2000)
- Astérix et Obélix contre César (1999)
- Le Bonheur (1997)
- Arlette (1997)
- Ma femme me quitte (My Woman Is Leaving Me) (1996)
- True Lies (1994)
- Profil bas (1993)
- La Totale! (1991)
- Ripoux contre ripoux (My New Partner: Part II) (1990)
News
Although Claude Zidi's 1999 French blockbuster Astérix Et Obélix Contre César did a marvellous job of bringing to life the famous comic books visually - the leads, the settings, the flying Roman soldiers all looked spot-on - the film was... ... Full Article
Astérix & Obélix contre César (aka Astérix & Obélix Take On Ceasar)is a perfectly cast live-action version of the classic French comic by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. ... Full Article
I've always loved Asterix. I real all of his albums countless times, enjoying immensely Rene Goscinny's hilarious writing and Albert Uderzo's lively, colorful drawings. These characters are so familiar to me that it's almost as if I knew them. ... Full Article