Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ (1982)

Directed by

Jean Yanne

Genre

comedy film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

6

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 204 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A garage mechanic named Ben-Hur Marcel gets involved in a scheme to take down Caesar. The movie spoofs biblical epics with lots of modern jokes and absurd situations.

sillyirreverentfast-pacedanachronisticcampyparodicchaoticlighthearted

What happens

Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ (Quarter to Two B.C.) is a 1982 French comedy film directed by Jean Yanne. The film relates the story of the garage mechanic Ben-Hur Marcel, also known as Aminemephet (Coluche), who gets wrapped up organizing a plot against Caesar (Michel Serrault). The picture is an anachronistic parody of Bible films like Ben-Hur, somewhat comparable to Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979). It has become a cult film in France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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