Jump to content

Camping Cosmos: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Tag: Reverted
m →‎External links: duplicate categorization; already in subcat
 
(9 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Camping Cosmos
| name = Camping Cosmos
| image = Mister and miss Vandeputte2.GIF
| image = Camping_Cosmos-movie_poster.jpg
| alt =
⚫
| alt = Miss Vandeputte ([[Lolo Ferrari]]) and Mister Vandeputte, owners of Camping Cosmos.
| caption = Screenshot: Miss Vandeputte and Mister Vandeputte, owners of Camping Cosmos.
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Jan Bucquoy]]
| director = [[Jan Bucquoy]]
| producer = [[Francis De Smet]]
| producer = [[Francis De Smet]]
Line 20: Line 20:
}}
}}


'''''Camping Cosmos''''' is a 1996 Belgian satirical comedy film and a sequel to ''[[La Vie sexuelle des Belges 1950-1978]]'', directed by the same director: [[Jan Bucquoy]]. It stars Claude Semal, [[Lolo Ferrari]] (Miss Vandeputte), [[Noël Godin]] ([[Pierre Mertens]]), [[Herman Brusselmans]] (Herman) and [[Arno Hintjens|Arno]] (Harry).<ref>https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bucquoy_jan.htm</ref>
'''''Camping Cosmos''''' is a 1996 Belgian [[Satire|satirical]] [[Comedy film|comedy]] film and a sequel to ''[[La Vie sexuelle des Belges 1950-1978]]'', directed by the same director: [[Jan Bucquoy]]. It stars Claude Semal, [[Lolo Ferrari]] (Miss Vandeputte), [[Noël Godin]] ([[Pierre Mertens]]), [[Herman Brusselmans]] (Herman) and [[Arno Hintjens|Arno]] (Harry).<ref name=Bucquoy/>


The movie's tagline is: ''[[Revolution]], football, beer and frites''. It is an unconventional and non-conformist story of the sexual habits of Belgians. [[Cosmos]] refers to the eternity of heaven in full contrast with this little [[campsite]] where so many people live together with their problems and limited view of the world. It also refers to the Russian [[cosmonauts]] who explored space, but who as [[communists]] did not believe in an afterworld. And last, the name of this Campsite Cosmos is referring to the sky without limit above the heads of its residents.<ref>The Bulletin 20, 1996, article by P. L. Smith.</ref> The picture became a [[cult film]]. <ref>https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bucquoy_jan.htm</ref>
The movie's tagline is: ''[[Revolution]], football, beer and frites''. It is an unconventional and non-conformist story of the sexual habits of Belgians. [[Cosmos]] refers to the eternity of heaven in full contrast with this little [[campsite]] where so many people live together with their problems and limited view of the world. It also refers to the Russian [[cosmonauts]] who explored space, but who as [[communists]] did not believe in an afterworld. And last, the name of this Campsite Cosmos is referring to the sky without limit above the heads of its residents.<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith |first=P.L. |title=Camping Cosmos |work=The Bulletin |page=20 |year=1996}}</ref> The picture became a [[cult film]].<ref name=Bucquoy>{{cite web| url = https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bucquoy_jan.htm| title = Jan Bucquoy |website=Lambiek Comiclopedia}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
⚫
[[File:Mister and miss Vandeputte2.GIF|thumb|Miss Vandeputte ([[Lolo Ferrari]]) and Mister Vandeputte, owners of Camping Cosmos]]
The summer of 1986. <ref>https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bucquoy_jan.htm</ref>On a campsite at the [[Belgian]] coast - where everybody wants to live in complete freedom and forget the obligations of everyday life - Jan Bucquoy, the delegate of the Ministry of Culture, must bring culture nearer to the working class. He presents things like [[Bertolt Brecht]]'s play, ''[[Mother Courage and Her Children]]'' or an interview with the famous writer Pierre Mertens, but the vacationers at this caravan park are more interested in [[Low culture|
low-brow distractions]], like soccer, boxing matches or beauty contests, as well as sexual adventures and temporary romances. One of the actors is dressed up to resemble [[Tintin (character)|Tintin]]. <ref>https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bucquoy_jan.htm</ref>
In the summer of 1986,<ref name=Bucquoy/> on a campsite on the [[Belgium|Belgian]] coast where everybody wants to live in complete freedom and forget the obligations of everyday life, Jan Bucquoy, the delegate of the Ministry of Culture, must bring culture nearer to the working class. He presents things like [[Bertolt Brecht]]'s play, ''[[Mother Courage and Her Children]]'', or an interview with the famous writer Pierre Mertens, but the vacationers at this caravan park are more interested in [[Low culture|low-brow distractions]], like soccer, boxing matches or beauty contests, as well as sexual adventures and temporary romances. One of the actors is dressed up to resemble [[Tintin (character)|Tintin]].<ref name=Bucquoy/>


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Jean-Henri Compère]] as Jan Bucquoy
* Jean-Henri Compère as Jan Bucquoy
* [[Fanny Hanciaux]] as Eve Bucquoy
* Fanny Hanciaux as Eve Bucquoy
* [[Lolo Ferrari]] as Mme Vandeputte
* [[Lolo Ferrari]] as Mme Vandeputte
* [[Jean-Paul Dermont]] as M. Vandeputte
* Jean-Paul Dermont as M. Vandeputte
* [[Noe Francq]] (credited as Noé Francq) as Noé Vandeputte
* Noe Francq (credited as Noé Francq) as Noé Vandeputte
* [[Claude Semal]] as Claude Semal dit Tintin
* Claude Semal as Claude Semal dit Tintin
* [[Noël Godin]] as Pierre Mertens
* [[Noël Godin]] as Pierre Mertens
* [[Jacques Calonne]] as Jacques Calonne
* [[Jacques Calonne]] as Jacques Calonne
Line 40: Line 40:
* [[Herman Brusselmans]] as Herman
* [[Herman Brusselmans]] as Herman
* [[Jan Decleir]] as friend of Arno
* [[Jan Decleir]] as friend of Arno
* [[Patricia Dollez]] as Mme Janssens
* Patricia Dollez as Mme Janssens
* [[Sabrina Leurquin]] as Ulrique, la terroriste
* Sabrina Leurquin as Ulrique, la terroriste
* [[Catherine Claeys]] as Giselle Crapaud
* Catherine Claeys as Giselle Crapaud
* [[Isabelle Legros]] as Isabelle Legros
* Isabelle Legros as Isabelle Legros
* [[Jean Pierre Coopman]]
* [[Jean Pierre Coopman]]


Line 50: Line 50:


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
The film was at the origin of a controversy about the policy of Flemish state subsidizing films not least because of the presence of main actress [[Lolo Ferrari]]. <ref>https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bucquoy_jan.htm</ref>
The film was at the origin of a controversy about the policy of Flemish state subsidizing films not least because of the presence of main actress [[Lolo Ferrari]].<ref name=Bucquoy/>


== References ==
== References ==
Line 58: Line 58:
* {{IMDb title|0115814}}
* {{IMDb title|0115814}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060307002958/http://www.transatlanticfilms.be/ Transatlantic Films Official Site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060307002958/http://www.transatlanticfilms.be/ Transatlantic Films Official Site]
*[https://targasupply.com/why-targa-could-have-your-solution-to-cooking-while-camping/ Cooking while camping]
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/mem/movies/review.html?res=990CE7DE1E30F932A35757C0A963958260 ''The New York Times'']{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} review


[[Category:1996 films]]
[[Category:1996 films]]
[[Category:1996 comedy films]]
[[Category:1996 black comedy films]]
[[Category:Belgian films]]
[[Category:Belgian black comedy films]]
[[Category:Belgian comedy films]]
[[Category:Belgian comedy films]]
[[Category:Belgian independent films]]
[[Category:Belgian independent films]]
[[Category:Belgian satirical films]]
[[Category:Belgian satirical films]]
[[Category:Belgian political satire films]]
[[Category:Belgian political satire films]]
[[Category:1990s black comedy films]]
[[Category:1990s crime comedy films]]
[[Category:1990s crime comedy films]]
[[Category:French-language films]]
[[Category:1990s French-language films]]
[[Category:Dutch-language films]]
[[Category:Dutch-language films]]
[[Category:Films about vacationing]]
[[Category:Films about vacationing]]

Latest revision as of 02:28, 29 June 2024

Camping Cosmos
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJan Bucquoy
Written byJan Bucquoy
Produced byFrancis De Smet
StarringLolo Ferrari
Noël Godin
Arno Hintjens
Jan Decleir
Herman Brusselmans
CinematographyMichel Baudour
Edited byMatyas Veress
Music bySerge Gainsbourg
Vera Lynn
George Gershwin
Distributed byTransatlantic Films Brussels
Release date
  • 1996 (1996)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageFrench

Camping Cosmos is a 1996 Belgian satirical comedy film and a sequel to La Vie sexuelle des Belges 1950-1978, directed by the same director: Jan Bucquoy. It stars Claude Semal, Lolo Ferrari (Miss Vandeputte), Noël Godin (Pierre Mertens), Herman Brusselmans (Herman) and Arno (Harry).[1]

The movie's tagline is: Revolution, football, beer and frites. It is an unconventional and non-conformist story of the sexual habits of Belgians. Cosmos refers to the eternity of heaven in full contrast with this little campsite where so many people live together with their problems and limited view of the world. It also refers to the Russian cosmonauts who explored space, but who as communists did not believe in an afterworld. And last, the name of this Campsite Cosmos is referring to the sky without limit above the heads of its residents.[2] The picture became a cult film.[1]

Plot[edit]

Miss Vandeputte (Lolo Ferrari) and Mister Vandeputte, owners of Camping Cosmos

In the summer of 1986,[1] on a campsite on the Belgian coast where everybody wants to live in complete freedom and forget the obligations of everyday life, Jan Bucquoy, the delegate of the Ministry of Culture, must bring culture nearer to the working class. He presents things like Bertolt Brecht's play, Mother Courage and Her Children, or an interview with the famous writer Pierre Mertens, but the vacationers at this caravan park are more interested in low-brow distractions, like soccer, boxing matches or beauty contests, as well as sexual adventures and temporary romances. One of the actors is dressed up to resemble Tintin.[1]

Cast[edit]

  • Jean-Henri Compère as Jan Bucquoy
  • Fanny Hanciaux as Eve Bucquoy
  • Lolo Ferrari as Mme Vandeputte
  • Jean-Paul Dermont as M. Vandeputte
  • Noe Francq (credited as Noé Francq) as Noé Vandeputte
  • Claude Semal as Claude Semal dit Tintin
  • Noël Godin as Pierre Mertens
  • Jacques Calonne as Jacques Calonne
  • Arno Hintjens (credited as Arno Hintjens Hintjens) as Arno
  • Herman Brusselmans as Herman
  • Jan Decleir as friend of Arno
  • Patricia Dollez as Mme Janssens
  • Sabrina Leurquin as Ulrique, la terroriste
  • Catherine Claeys as Giselle Crapaud
  • Isabelle Legros as Isabelle Legros
  • Jean Pierre Coopman

Production[edit]

The production was entirely in the hands of Transatlantic Films and its director Francis De Smet. Because of the refusal of the Flemish Government to raise the capital fund of the equivalent of 200.000 Euro at that time, the film had a substantial delay and was not ready in time for the Cannes Film Festival of 1996. This had consequences for the release later in Belgium. The film could not be released before 1997 in Paris.

Reception[edit]

The film was at the origin of a controversy about the policy of Flemish state subsidizing films not least because of the presence of main actress Lolo Ferrari.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Jan Bucquoy". Lambiek Comiclopedia.
  2. ^ Smith, P.L. (1996). "Camping Cosmos". The Bulletin. p. 20.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.chped.com/w/index.php?title=Camping_Cosmos&oldid=1231580346"