Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (Welcome to the Sticks) 2-DVD Collector's Edition [French with English subtitles]

I'm a regular visitor to France and a couple of years ago this film and made a big impact there. What I saw was the bi-product marketting of "Ch'ti" everywhere: beer, t shirts, even a dictionary. (Ch'ti is a dialect of the north west of France and Belgium - Belgium recognises it as a language.)Having seen Dany Boon in the marvellous Micmacs I looked around for the DVD.Its a simple plot - basically someone from the south is sent to work in the north and initially finds the culture and particularly the language totally foreign. (A Londoner in Newcastle.)I wont give any more away except this a very funny film, well acted and a family comedy. But it is very much in the French style, which I love, but perhaps isnt for every foreigner. Hopefully the equally brilliant The Artist will broaden our view.One warning: no matter how good your French: use the subtitles else "Ch'ti" will be lost on you.Oh and yes "Ch'ti" is pronounced as it looks!

Now look - you have to like French comedy films. This is a film about a man who is moved by his firm from the south of France to the North where it is very cold, rainy, and "they talk funny". At least 50% of this film is about the accent difference. Even if you don't speak French you can hear the pronunciation clearly. I thought it would drive me mad for about 10 minutes, and then I could see the joke. Danny Boone (who is French, despite his name, directs and stars in this, as he openhearted employee who wants to welcome his new boss but finds him rather po-faced. Left behind in the south is the rather glamorous wife, who feels so sorry for her husband..... and decides to visit for the weekend. A wonderful French farce on every level, and a rather nice story about heart and friendship.

You need to understand some of the French culture. It is better to watch it in French because you can get the language joke but the captions are not bad. Fun to watch :-)

Fab

A lovely heart warming film with genuinely funny moments and some hilarious characters. BlueRay not exactly necessary (this isn’t a high end blockbuster that benefits from super clear visuals!) but some nice extra feature anyway.

It is a beautifully observed comedy based on the tangled web a post master weaves when he tells a white lie to his wife. It is also about the growth of friendship and respect that builds between the main characters. Very heart warming and very funny

Having read about this film in a magazine for French learners I was intrigued. The story is basically of a husband who wants for his wife's sake to have a posting in the South of France. His methods were unorthodox ( you will need to watch the film) and he ends up being sent to the North of France regarded by many French as the end of the world.His trials and tribulations in the Ch'tis area of Northern France make entertaining watching and the film leaves you with a feel-good ending.I was glad of the sub-titles but it is a fun film to watch and the director ends the film with a touching tribute to his mum who is/ was a Ch'ti.

Being French you'd think that I'm obviously biased but my husband who is English has rated Bienvenus chez les Ch'tis as one of his favourite films ever! he's lent it to all our friends and some of his colleagues.This is an absolutely hilarious fim on the background of north-south divide in France. English people can relate to it as the story could easily been happening in England (between a Londoner and a Liverpudlian for example).If you want an intelligent film that will make you laugh then this is definitely the film for you!