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  • 2014
  • StudioCanal
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2014
  • StudioCanal
  • 1 h 43 m

Summary Diego Costa (José Garcia), a fish deliveryman in Paris, discovers he's the father of 533 children, 142 of whom have filed a class action lawsuit to determine the identity of their biological father, known only by the pseudonym Fonzy.

Directed By: Isabelle Doval

Written By: José Garcia, Martin Petit, Ken Scott, Karine de Demo, Isabelle Doval

  • 2014
  • StudioCanal
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2014
  • StudioCanal
  • 1 h 43 m

Fonzy

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Summary Diego Costa (José Garcia), a fish deliveryman in Paris, discovers he's the father of 533 children, 142 of whom have filed a class action lawsuit to determine the identity of their biological father, known only by the pseudonym Fonzy.

Directed By: Isabelle Doval

Written By: José Garcia, Martin Petit, Ken Scott, Karine de Demo, Isabelle Doval

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70
Jun 19, 2014
Doval’s handling of ideas, notably the bioethical issues raised by artificial insemination by donor, is deft, and she benefits immensely from the performance of Garcia (her husband in real life) in a role that requires him to weave between comedy and a portrayal of emotional growth.
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70
Jun 19, 2014
What distinguishes Fonzy is its attention to Diego’s Galician roots. As his character discovers his offspring and his paternal instinct, Mr. Garcia gives the bedraggled but compassionate Diego an aspect slightly more emphatic than his screen forebears.
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60
Jun 19, 2014
The comic plot of Fonzy is outrageous, but to writer-director Isabelle Doval, it's just an armature that supports its gently funny characters and its themes of emotional and filial connections.
By Chris Packham FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 19, 2014
Director Isabelle Doval’s relentlessly upbeat take is warm and fluffy, but leaves the sugary sentiments for the tear-jerking final reel.
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40
Jun 19, 2014
Watch all of them back to back and it's the tiny details that start to become fascinating, like the way Fonzy's version of the climax is fractionally less sentimental, how lead Garcia is more sympathetic than Vaughn but less engaging than Starbuck's schlubby Patrick Huard.
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Production Company PM SA, StudioCanal, TF1 Films Production, Vistale, Jouror Développement, TF1, Canal+, Ciné+
Release Date Jun 20, 2014
Duration 1 h 43 m
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Website https://www.facebook.com/fonzy.lefilm
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