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La Chevre | 
 enlarge | Director: Francis Veber
Actors: Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Corynne Charbit, Maritza Olivares
Studio: Kino Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 17744
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 2732
UPC: 738329027322
EAN: 0738329027322
ASIN: B0000897B7
Theatrical Release Date: July 26, 1985
Release Date: March 4, 2003
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 A Question for Other Reviewers July 14, 2007
Judith Solomon (New York New York)
I would like to buy a DVD of a French comedy I saw in theaters many years ago, but I can't remember if it's "La Chevre" or "Les Comperes," or even something else. I remember there was a scene in which the bumbling star stole a banana and was then carted off to prison because the police suspected him of murder. The misunderstanding was what made it so funny, with the star, whom I think was Pierre Richard, exclaiming on how strict the laws were in this strange town for petty theft. Can anyone here help? If it was La Chevre, then La Chevre is one of the best films I've ever seen. I apologize that this isn't a full review.
Idiot's delight September 10, 2006
Trevor Willsmer (London, England)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Remade less successfully as Pure Luck, the first of Pierre Richard and Gerard Depardieu's three teamings for writer-director Francis Veber, La Chevre is still the best of the bunch. Richard's the idiot accountant assigned to find a missing girl in South America simply because he's every bit as accident-prone as she is, while Depardieu's the worldly private eye who has to pretend to be working for him while really running the case and trying to keep him out of trouble. You can pretty much fill in the gaps from there, but that doesn't make it any less funny. Richard's pratfalls work not just because they're unsensationally directed rather than heavily telegraphed (one even takes place out of focus in the background) but because, like Clouseau, Richard's character doesn't know he's a clumsy idiot. In fact, he thinks he's the epitome of cool and control. But it's Depardieu who really makes the film, his underplayed exasperation and beautiful reaction shots easily the funniest thing in the film, especially as he realises with increasing fatalism that Richard's bad luck is starting to rub off.
Kino's DVD transfer suffers from being a standards conversion from PAL, which is acceptable but has some blurring not present on the Australian DVD (where the film is also available on a triple-disc set with Les Comperes and Les Fugitifs).
 Just to have fun December 5, 2005
G. A. Kaufman (The Hague, Netherlands)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It is a good movie, not a great one, but it still follows an original line. A CEO sends an employee -Pierre Richard -, to find his kidnapped daughter in Mexico. He has been advised to choose him because the employee has such a bad luck, as his daughter has, that he is forcefully going to fall in the same traps and, sooner or later, in the same place than her beloved child. Gerard Depardieu does not believe in such argument and has to make a team with the bad-luck guy. Together, they will made a great team. Hillarious, entertaining and fun !.
Original Aspect Ratio? November 28, 2005
PhiDeck (Sarasota, Florida, USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
According to the film's IMDb entry, which has been updated and now appears to be accurate, the original aspect ratio (OAR) is 1.66:1 (5:3).
Kino's DVD is specified as having a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, which makes no sense.
An anamorphic transfer of a 1.66:1 film, when viewed on a 16:9 (1.77:1) widescreen TV, should be full height, and have narrow side-bars.
Can anyone comment on how the Kino DVD renders this film on a 16:9 TV?
Fun and Action French Style September 29, 2005
Mr. Erich A. Mayer (Melbourne, Australia)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Two incomperable French comedians join in an amusing and action-packed farce to make you feel how lucky it is to be unlucky. If you like light-hearted French comedy encased in an improbable but amusing plot then this movie is for you.
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