Nicolas & Bruno
La Personne aux deux personnes (Me Two)
Nicolas Charlet & Bruno Lavaine
2008 / FRA / 1h24 / Age: 10 (12)
In the presence of Nicolas & Bruno
Two careers, one body
Jean-Christian Ranu, a dull COGIP employee, is hit by the car of Gilles Gabriel, a forgotten singer from the 1980s. The singer dies in the accident… but his spirit takes up residence in Ranu’s mind. What follows is a forced coexistence between two men who are polar opposites. Nicolas & Bruno’s debut feature film: an absurd and melancholic comedy, carried by an unexpected pairing of Auteuil and Chabat.
Language: French
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Alain Chabat & Marina Foïs
Nicolas & Bruno put the VIFFF to work
As part of the “Funny Business” focus, dedicated to comedy in the workplace, the VIFFF is delighted to showcase the duo Nicolas & Bruno, alias Nicolas Charlet and Bruno Lavaine.
For nearly thirty years, the corporate world, with its codes, language and absurdities, has provided a wonderful playground for the two partners. It was in Message à caractère informatif, which premiered on Canal+ in 1998, that Nicolas & Bruno created COGIP, a fictional company whose business remains a mystery to this day. Using authentic institutional archive footage, for which they rewrite the dialogue and provide the voice-overs, they have developed a world where meetings, hierarchy and jargon form the basis of a humour that is both precise and offbeat.
A recurring theme throughout their filmography, COGIP takes on a different guise depending on the story, notably taking the form of a provincial SME in Alter Ego, their fourth feature film starring Laurent Lafitte and Blanche Gardin.
From Message à caractère informatif to Alter Ego, Nicolas & Bruno continue to explore social conventions, identity, unease and human relationships.