THE AMERICAN (L'AMERICAIN) (Variety)

Jun 29, 2004 12:00 a.m. - Yahoo! News - Entertainment - Movies

Edit This Page
Variety - The comic mechanisms are familiar but the premise of "The American" is so resoundingly peculiar it pretty much has to be seen to be believed. Uneven but spirited, and simultaneously silly but profound, contempo fantasy centers on a young Frenchman convinced he should be awarded U.S. citizenship simply because he feels American, not French. Set for release in Gaul July 7, the same day "Fahrenheit 9/11" is slated to bow, pic's B.O. fortunes could tilt either way. Comedy fests and Euro hardtops should bite.

Read the Entire Article

Sponsered Results

Related Films

Adventures of the American Rabbit, The (1986)
Directed by : Nobutaka Nishizawa Written by :Nor Lenzer (screenplay) Cast : Bob Arboga...

Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre (1991) (TV)
directed by : written by : released&nb pat carroll (i)...

Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
Directed by : John W. Harkrider Written by :J.P McEvoy (story)Millard Webb (story)...

Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996)
Directed by : Rick Goldsmith Written by :Ric Goldsmith Sharon Wood Cast : Edward Asner as....

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre’s Best Kept Secret (1984)
Directed by : Nick Doob  Written by : G Documentary Length : 60 mins...

The American President (PBS Box Set) DVD - Buy Now
American President...

The American Experience - Republicans DVD - Buy Now
American Experience...

The American Experience - Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind DVD - Buy Now
American Experience...

The American Experience - Democrats DVD - Buy Now
American Experience...

The American President DVD - Buy Now
Michael Douglas...

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 DVD - Buy Now
Muddy Waters...

The American Soldier DVD - Buy Now
Fassbinder, Rainer Werner...

The American Civil War: A Union Divided DVD - Buy Now
Red Distribution, In...

The American Friend DVD - Buy Now
Dennis Hopper...

The American Tenors DVD - Buy Now Daniel Montenegro...

But Yesterday Is Not Today-The American Art Song 1927-1972 Audio CD - Buy Now
Chanler, Theodore...

The American Tenors Audio CD - Buy Now
Rodgers, Richard...

The American Dream Audio CD - Buy Now Emitt Rhodes...

The American Album Audio CD - Buy Now
Copland, Aaron...

The American Audio CD - Buy Now
Angie Aparo...

The American Audio CD - Buy Now
Martin Sexton...

The American President: Original Score From The Motion Picture Audio CD - Buy Now
Shaiman, Marc...

Punky But Chic...The American New Wave Audio CD - Buy Now
Various Artists...

The American Astronaut Audio CD - Buy Now
The Billy Nayer Show...

The American Opera Singer Audio CD - Buy Now
Mascagni, Pietro...

The American Farmer: A Glimpse into the World and Heart of the American Food Grower and His Family, Shaped by All Seasons, Sustained by a Belief in s Paperback - Buy Now
Seim, Richard K....

The American book of days; a compendium of information about holidays, festivals, notable anniversaries and Christian and Jewish holy days, with notes on other American annive Unknown Binding - Buy Now
Douglas, George William...

The American Experience: A Collection of Great American Stories (Unabridged) Audio Download - Buy Now
audible.com...

The American Country Inn and Bed & Breakfast Cookbook: More Than 1,700 Crowd-Pleasing Recipes from 500 American Inns Paperback - Buy Now
Maynard, Kitty...

The Dream Seekers: Native American Visionary Traditions of the Great Plains (The Civilization of the American Indian Series , Vol 213) Paperback - Buy Now Irwin, Lee...

The Hispanic-American Entrepreneur: An Oral History of the American Dream (Twayne’s Oral History Series, No 8) Paperback - Buy Now
Owsley, Beatrice Rodriguez...

The American Eagle: The Ascent of Bob Crandall and American Airlines Hardcover - Buy Now
Reed, Dan...

The American Accent Guide: A complete and comprehensive course on the pronunciation and speaking style of American English for individuals of all language backgrounds/ book and 8 cassettes Spiral-bound - Buy Now
Lujan, Beverly A....

The Pequots in Southern New England: The Fall and Rise of an American Indian Nation (The Civilization of the American Indian Series, Vol 198) Paperback - Buy Now
Hauptman, Laurence M....

The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community, and the American Dream Paperback - Buy Now
Calthorpe, Peter...

The American Skyline Art Print - Buy Now The American Skyline Poster #358603...

The American Indian Poster - Buy Now The American Indian Poster #309554...

0 Story
Genre: Adventure Developer: General Entertainment Publisher: Square Enix GM System: Playstation 2 Release: March&nbs...

The American (Variety)
Variety - Francis Farge...Lorant DeutschEdouard Barnier... Thierry LhermitteNelly...Emilie DequenneRick...Paolo SegantiT...

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Museum Presents an Exhibition: Forgotten Patriots: African American and American Indian Service in the Revolutionary War (PR Newswire)
... service and later became a brick maker, and Charles Lewis, who served both as a soldier and seaman in Virginia and w...

The American Tribute Foundation to Help Launch a New American Tradition This Independence Day (PR Newswire)
...For this reason, a new American tradition will be born this Independence Day, fast becoming known as The American Tri...

The American Film Institute ranks the 100 greatest
Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird’’beat out an army of swashbuckling idols for the top spot on the Am...

Arena looks toward Germany as the "gap is closing" in world soccer (AP)
...The Americans’ 2-0 victory Monday over Mexico to reach the World Cup quarterfinals —...... victory Monday...

The Enduring Vision: A History of the American People, Concise, 4 ...
presidency, biographies, political issues, and an impeachment simulation game. The Aces of World War I Includes detaile...

http://recollectionbooks.com/v...
204. ATKINSON, Rick. THE LONG GRAY LINE: The American Journey of West Point’s Class of 1966. 428. BLOCH, Robert....

American Quarter Horse Home Page
That is certainly the case with the American Quarter Horse Docs Keepin Time, star of the Warner Brothers movie "Bla...

Essays on the American Dream 

Conclusions
In the months that followed, the American public saw a soap opera movie more sensational than anything Hollywood could h...

American Revolution History Guide .. The History Beat
 - ... comparing the actual events with those depicted in the movie The Patriot ... The Privateers and the America...

American Revolution History Guide .. The History Beat
 - ... Liberty! The American Revolution - Official online companion to the PBS series features a ... The Patriot M...

The American West Of John Ford 
the american west of john ford : the english civil wars : the a nation at anerican a erican west amerucan discount amer...

Video Series -- Media Resources Center, UC Berkeley
A six part series presenting the early days of the movie industry in Europe and the contributions of (The American...

dons world adventures in adult sex. based in America, az, alien, ...
Movie title information and actors in various languages. Streetfighter 2. The American Success Company An American Tail...