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Hibernatus

Hibernatus

Movie · 1969 · 4 people

Hibernatus is a 1969 French-Italian co-production directed by Édouard Molinaro. A comedy with science-fiction elements, it was shot in French, runs about 82 minutes and is based on Jean Bernard-Luc's stage play of the same name. Produced by Gaumont, it is remembered as a comedy carried by Louis de Funès's energetic lead performance.

De Funès plays Hubert Barrère de Tartas, a prosperous industrialist. His orderly life is thrown into turmoil when a long-lost relative of his wife Edmée (Claude Gensac), who vanished among the glaciers long ago, is found decades later frozen but alive and brought home. Awakened from his long hibernation, the man re-emerges with the habits of a bygone age, which threatens both the family's peace and Tartas's company. Michael Lonsdale is in the cast with Bernard Alane, Claude Piéplu and Jacques Legras.

The screenplay credits Jean Bernard-Luc, Louis de Funès and Jean Halain. The film opened in West German cinemas on 6 March 1970 under the title Onkel Paul, die große Pflaume, and was shown in East Germany as Der Winterschläfer. In the Soviet Union it was released in 1971 with a Mosfilm dub.

DirectorÉdouard Molinaro
Production companyGaumont Yapımevi

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Michael Lonsdale Michael Lonsdale Actor · died at 89 Harry-Max Harry-Max Actor · died at 77 Jacques Legras Jacques Legras Actor · died at 82 Paul Bisciglia Actor · died at 81

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

A relative found frozen in ice but alive and brought home decades later is an idea even children will grasp and laugh at right away. Louis de Funès's lively performance entertains viewers of every age. At about 82 minutes, it is also the right length for a family evening. Being an older film, some jokes may feel slow to teenagers, but it is a comedy grandparents and grandchildren can laugh at together.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

For lovers of Louis de Funès's inexhaustible energy, Hibernatus is a small treasure. As a prosperous industrialist whose orderly life is turned upside down, he makes you laugh with his expressions and his flurries of panic, and Claude Gensac's Edmée makes a fitting match for him. The story of a man who wakes up with the habits of a bygone age allows the clash between old and new to be told through graceful comedy rather than crudeness. Its origins in a stage play also lend it the clean timing of theatre comedy.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Great idea: a man thawed out of the ice and a family company thrown into chaos. But this is no action film or thriller; it is a comedy resting largely on Louis de Funès's faces and frenzy. Since it is adapted from a stage play, the weight falls mostly on dialogue and confusion. Being short helps; still, for anyone expecting a quick pace, some stretches may drag.

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