Le Splendid

Le Splendid is a café-théâtre founded in Paris by a collection of writers and actors in the 1970s: Christian Clavier, Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Bruno Moynot and Claire Magnin. The members of the company went on to become some of the most significant actors and directors in French cinema from the 1980s onwards and have collectively won many César Awards.
Anémone, Dominique Lavanant and Martin Lamotte have often worked with the troupe on stage and in films, but were not part of the collective. The café-théâtre was located in the Rue des Lombards in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.

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Members

Main members

Collaborators

Theatre

Je Vais Craquer
Ma Tête est Malade
Le Pot de Terre Contre le Pot de Vin
Bunny's Bar ou Les Hommes Préfèrent Les Grosses
Amours, coquillages et crustacés
''Le Père Noël est une ordure''

Filmography

1978 : French Fried Vacation directed by Patrice Leconte
1979 : French Fried Vacation 2 directed by Patrice Leconte
1982 : Santa Claus Is a Stinker directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
1983 : Gramps Is in the Resistance directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
1994 : Dead Tired directed by Michel Blanc
2006 : French Fried Vacation 3 directed by Patrice Leconte

Individually each member of Le Splendid has had a successful career, collectively comprising hundreds of films and plays.

Box-office

Movies starring one or all members of the Splendid with more than a million of ticket sales.

	Films	Director	Members	Year	Tickets sold
1	Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra	Alain Chabat	Clavier	2002
2	Les Visiteurs	Jean-Marie Poiré	Clavier & Chazel	1993
3	Serial (Bad) Weddings	Philippe de Chauveron	Clavier	2014
4	French Fried Vacation 3	Patrice Leconte	All	2006
5	The Dinner Game	Francis Veber	Lhermitte	1998
6	Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar	Claude Zidi	Clavier	1999
7	The Chorus	Christophe Barratier	Jugnot	2004
8	The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time	Jean-Marie Poiré	Clavier & Chazel	1998
9	Un indien dans la ville	Hervé Palud	Lhermitte	1994
10	Marche à l'ombre	Michel Blanc	Blanc	1984
11	My New Partner	Claude Zidi	Lhermitte	1984
12	Les Anges gardiens	Jean-Marie Poiré	Clavier	1995
13	Going Places	Bertrand Blier	Lhermitte & Jugnot	1974
14	Little Nicholas	Laurent Tirard	Jugnot	2009
15	The Closet	Francis Veber	Lhermitte	2001
16	The New Adventures of Aladdin	Arthur Benzaquen	Blanc	2015
17	Gramps Is in the Resistance	Jean-Marie Poiré	Clavier, Jugnot, Balasko, Blanc & Lhermitte	1983
18	French Twist	Josiane Balasko	Balasko	1995
19	Serial Teachers	Pierre-François Martin-Laval	Clavier	2013
20	Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia	Laurent Tirard	Jugnot	2012
21	Je vous trouve très beau	Isabelle Mergault	Blanc	2005
22	Babysitting 2	Nicolas Benamou & Philippe Lacheau	Clavier	2015
23	Animal	Claude Zidi	Balasko	1977
24	Tenue de soirée	Bertrand Blier	Blanc	1986
25	Le Maître d'école	Claude Berri	Balasko	1981
26	Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo	Vincent McEveety	Jugnot & Balasko	1977
27	My New Partner II	Claude Zidi	Lhermitte	1990
28	Didier	Alain Chabat	Balasko	1997
29	Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine	Patrice Leconte	Blanc & Chazel	1981
30	L'Enquête Corse	Alain Berbérian	Clavier	2004
31	The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent	Gérard Oury	Balasko	1984
32	Uranus	Arlette Langmann & Claude Berri	Blanc	1990
33	Neuilly Yo Mama!	Gabriel Julien-Laferrière	Balasko	2009
34	The Umbrella Coup	Gérard Oury	Jugnot	1980
35	Pinot simple flic	Gérard Jugnot	Jugnot	1984
36	The Lady Banker	Francis Girod	Lhermitte	1980
37	Babysitting	Nicolas Benamou & Philippe Lacheau	Jugnot	2014
38	French Fried Vacation	Patrice Leconte	All	1978
39	The Visitors: Bastille Day	Jean-Marie Poiré	Clavier & Chazel	2016
40	The Joint Brothers	Hervé Palud	Balasko	1986
41	A Crime in Paradise	Jean Becker	Balasko	2001
42	Back to Mom's	Éric Lavaine	Balasko	2016
43	Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!	Yves Robert	Balasko	1977
44	La Vengeance d'une blonde	Jeannot Szwarc	Clavier, Chazel & Lhermitte	1994
45	Too Beautiful for You	Bertrand Blier	Balasko	1989
46	Dead Tired	Michel Blanc	All	1994
47	Men Prefer Fat Girls	Jean-Marie Poiré	Balasko & Lhermitte	1981
48	Le zèbre	Jean Poiret	Lhermitte	1992
49	Pas de problème !	Georges Lautner	Jugnot	1975
50	La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune	Robert Lamoureux	Jugnot	1977
51	Monsieur Batignole	Gérard Jugnot	Jugnot	2002
52	Cours après moi... que je t'attrape	Robert Pouret	Chazel & Blanc	1976
53	Scout toujours...	Gérard Jugnot	Jugnot	1985
54	Une époque formidable...	Gérard Jugnot	Jugnot	1991
55	La Totale!	Claude Zidi	Lhermitte	1991
56	French Fried Vacation 2	Patrice Leconte	All	1982
57	La nouvelle guerre [des boutons]	Christophe Barratier	Jugnot	2011
58	Santa Claus Is a Stinker	Jean-Marie Poiré	All	1979
59	Summer Things	Michel Blanc	Blanc	2002
60	La Soif de l'or	Gérard Oury	Clavier	1993
61	Les Rois du gag	Claude Zidi	Jugnot & Lhermitte	1985
62	Le mariage du siècle	Philippe Galland	Lhermitte	1985
63	My Best Friend's Girl	Bertrand Blier	Lhermitte	1983
64	L'opération Corned Beef	Jean-Marie Poiré	Clavier	1991
65	The Race	Djamel Bensalah	Balasko & Jugnot	2002
66	Asterix and the Big Fight	Philippe Grimond	Chazel	1989
67	The Well-Digger's Daughter	Daniel Auteuil	Chazel	2011
68	Le coup de sirocco	Alexandre Arcady	Chazel & Jugnot	1979
69	Nuit d'ivresse	Bernard Nauer	Balasko, Lhermitte & Jugnot	1986
70	Absolutely Fabulous	Gabriel Aghion	Balasko	2001
71	Le prix à payer	Alexandra Leclère	Clavier	2007
72	Twist again à Moscou	Jean-Marie Poiré	Clavier	1986
73	Le quart d'heure américain	Philippe Galland	Jugnot	1982
74	Paris 36	Christophe Barratier	Jugnot	2008
75	Promotion canapé	Didier Kaminka	Lhermitte	1990
76	Pour cent briques, t'as plus rien...	Édouard Molinaro	Jugnot	1982
77	On aura tout vu	Georges Lautner	Jugnot, Blanc & Chazel	1976
78	The Toy	Francis Veber	Jugnot	1976
79	La gitane	Philippe de Broca	Chazel	1986
80	Just Visiting	Jean-Marie Poiré	Clavier	2001
81	Boudu	Gérard Jugnot	Jugnot	2005
82	Ma femme s'appelle reviens	Patrice Leconte	Blanc	1982
83	Most Promising Young Actress	Gérard Jugnot	Jugnot & Lhermitte	2000
84	My Life Is Hell	Josiane Balasko	Balasko	1991
85	Un été d'enfer	Michael Schock	Lhermitte	1984
86	The Roommates Party	Alexandra Leclère	Balasko	2015
87	Let Joy Reign Supreme	Bertrand Tavernier	Blanc, Clavier, Lhermitte & Jugnot	1975
88	Mauvais esprit	Patrick Alessandrin	Lhermitte	2003
89	Merci la vie	Bertrand Blier	Blanc	1991
90	Circulez y'a rien à voir	Patrice Leconte	Blanc	1983
91	Signes extérieurs de richesse	Jacques Monnet	Balasko	1983
92	Lady Cops	Josiane Balasko	Balasko	1987
93	Je vais craquer !!!	François Leterrier	Clavier	1980
94	Effroyables jardins	Jean Becker	Lhermitte	2003
95	Memories	Jean-Paul Rouve	Blanc	2014
96	Le prince du Pacifique	Alain Corneau	Lhermitte	2000
97	Fanfan	Alexandre Jardin	Lhermitte	1993
98	Casque bleu	Gérard Jugnot	Jugnot	1994
99	Do Not Disturb	Patrice Leconte	Clavier	2014
100	La Gueule de l'autre	Pierre Tchernia	Blanc	1979

Christian Clavier play in 25 movies over a million of entries. The films in which he played has sold 122 167 881 ticket.
Thierry Lhermitte play in 29 movies over a million of entries. The films in which he played has sold 109 850 038 ticket.
Gérard Jugnot play in 33 movies over a million of entries. The films in which he played has sold 105 415 238 ticket.
Josiane Balasko play in 26 movies over a million of entries. The films in which she played has sold 78 534 082 ticket.
Michel Blanc play in 21 movies over a million of entries. The films in which he played has sold 69 400 706 ticket.
Marie-Anne Chazel play in 16 movies over a million of entries. The films in which she played has sold 60 138 655 ticket.

Awards

[César Award]

Thierry Lhermitte and Marie-Anne Chazel have never been nominated for a César Award. Josiane Balasko is the most awarded with 2 César and Michel Blanc, the most nominated with 8 nomination.