Nicolas & Bruno
Vampires en toute intimité (What We Do in the Shadows, OFV by Nicolas & Bruno)
Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi
2014 / NZL / 1h26 / Age: 16 (16)
In the presence of Nicolas & Bruno
Immortal, but not exempt from paperwork.
In Limoges, four century-old vampires share a flat, all captured on film by a production crew: administrative chores, squabbles with werewolves and a fear of daybreak. Nicolas & Bruno take Waititi and Clement’s classic and make their own “original French version” of it, with their well-known knack for subversion: immortality as seen from the local town hall.
Language: Original French version by Nicolas & Bruno
With the voices of: Alexandre Astier, Fred Testot & Bruno Salomone
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.