The city of Cairo, Egypt, in 1955 is a veritable den of spies. Everyone distrusts everyone, everyone plots against everyone: the British, the French, the Soviets, the family of the deposed King Farouk struggling to regain his throne, and the Eagles of Cheops, a religious sect thirsting for power.
The President of France, René Coty, dispatches his master weapon to bring order to this bedlam before all hell breaks loose. Its name: Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, alias Agent OSS 117.
Showing posts with label OSS 117. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OSS 117. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
OSS 117 on BBC4
The French comedy-spy thriller, OSS 117: Cairo Nest of Spies is to be shown on BBC4 on Saturday night at 9pm and will be repeated on Tuesday at 11.30pm:
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies - now available on R2 DVD
I mentioned the French comedy-spy film OSS 117: Cario, Nest of Spies last year when it had a limited release in UK cinemas. It was released on R1 DVD last September and is now available on R2 DVD and costs around 8 pounds online.
A box-office sensation in France, comic star Jean Dujardin stars as secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, aka OSS 117 who in the tradition of Maxwell Smart and Inspector Clouseau somehow succeeds in spite of his ineptitude.
After a fellow agent and close friend is murdered, Hubert is ordered to take his place at the head of a poultry firm in Cairo. This is to be his cover while he investigates Jack's death, monitors the Suez Canal, checks up on the Brits and Soviets, burnishes France's reputation, quells a fundamentalist rebellion and brokers peace in the Middle East.
A blithe and witty send-up not only of spy films of that era and the suave secret agent figure but also neo-colonialism, ethnocentrism and the very idea of Western covert action in the Middle East.
The Metro review is here and it mentions a follow-up: OSS 117: Rio Isn't Answering Any More.
A box-office sensation in France, comic star Jean Dujardin stars as secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, aka OSS 117 who in the tradition of Maxwell Smart and Inspector Clouseau somehow succeeds in spite of his ineptitude.After a fellow agent and close friend is murdered, Hubert is ordered to take his place at the head of a poultry firm in Cairo. This is to be his cover while he investigates Jack's death, monitors the Suez Canal, checks up on the Brits and Soviets, burnishes France's reputation, quells a fundamentalist rebellion and brokers peace in the Middle East.
A blithe and witty send-up not only of spy films of that era and the suave secret agent figure but also neo-colonialism, ethnocentrism and the very idea of Western covert action in the Middle East.
The Metro review is here and it mentions a follow-up: OSS 117: Rio Isn't Answering Any More.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Nathan at Independent Crime mentioned this on his blog a couple of weeks ago and I've just stumbled over his post. French spy-spoof film OSS 117 has recently been released in the US. I just hope we get a chance to see it in the UK. See what Nathan thinks of it.Watch the trailer below:
There's plenty more material at the official website.
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