XXL

Tunisian-Jewish businessman Alain Berrebi (Michel Boujenah) courts Ashkenazi princess Arlette Stern (Elsa Zylberstein). Her father David (Maurice Chevit) learns of the death of a rural Auvergne peasant who once hid David and his cousin Nathan (Felix Fibich) from the Nazis. Nathan is now a NYC diamond dealer on West 47th Street. David, Nathan, Arlette, and Berrebi head for the funeral in Auvergne. There they encounter the deceased peasant's son, Jean Bourdalou (Gerard Depardieu), who operates the family's restaurants in Paris. Arlette does a romantic take on Bourdalou, which sends the distraught Berrebi off to cry on the shoulder of his mother Gaby (Gina Lollobrigida). Back in Paris, Bourdalou and Berrebi make plans to open a trendy fashion restaurant in Manhattan.

Cast

Gérard Depardieu

Jean Bourdalou

Michel Boujenah

Alain Berrebi

Elsa Zylberstein

Arlette Stern

Catherine Jacob

Lorène Benguigui

Gina Lollobrigida

Gaby Berrebi

Gad Elmaleh

Samy

Maurice Chevit

David Stern

Emmanuelle Riva

Sonia Stern

Ériq Ebouaney

Omar

Felix Fibich

Nathan Stern

Crew

Philippe Pavans de Ceccatty

Director of Photography

Hugues Darmois

Editor

Dominique André

Production Design

Rolf Grimsted

Production Design

Jennifer Alex Nickason

Production Design

Edith Vesperini

Costume Design

Yann Megard

Art Direction

Patrick Batteux

Executive Producer

Patrick Girault

Hairstylist

Paul Le Marinel

Key Makeup Artist