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Astérix: the storm in the teacup?
The Times, 31st January
It is the most expensive French film ever made: a live-action version if Astérix, augmented by a cast of instantly recognisable Europeans, from Gérard Depardieu to Michael Schumacher.
However, the comic-book characters who are known for fighting off the Romans and bringing glory to Gaul may struggle to succeed with their last assignment – winning over European audiences. The €78m film was instantly met with a disdainful response from French critics; ‘At the premiere there were hundreds of people and not a single person laughed throughout the screening’, one critic said.
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