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Great Idea (2000)
Director: Jérôme Lévy
Cast: Ludivine Sagnier, Thomas Blanchard, Thierry Lhermitte, Roland Giraud
5.2Runtime90 min
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In this comedy, five French students in their early twenties decide it's time they saw a bit more of the world, so Clementine, Caroline, Lionel, Bruno, and Brigitte buy cut-price rail passes and set out to visit 15 of the great cities of Europe. But it doesn't take long for their great plans to unravel, as the group's desire to see the important sights gets sidetracked by their fondness for partying and the opposite sex, and as they roll through Amsterdam, Berlin, Athens, and Bologna, they stumble into a wide variety of misadventures and meet all manner of unlikely people, from a former teacher who has come rather dramatically out of the closet to a washed-up dance-pop star.
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Great Idea, a 2000 French comedy-drama directed by Jérôme Lévy, received a mixed critical reception, with a 5.2/10 rating on IMDb indicating a somewhat divided audience response. The film follows five young French students as they embark on a chaotic European adventure, marked by misadventures and unexpected encounters.
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Directed by Jérôme Lévy, 'Great Idea' from 2000 is a delightful comedy that follows a group of young French students as they embark on a hilarious, misadventure-filled European tour. With a charming ensemble led by Ludivine Sagnier, Thomas Blanchard, and Thierry Lhermitte, the film blends humor and heart as it explores themes of friendship, self-discovery, and the unpredictable nature of traveling abroad.
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The Megali Idea is a nationalist and irredentist concept that expresses the goal of reviving the Byzantine Empire, by establishing a Greek state, which would include the large Greek populations that were still under Ottoman rule after the end of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) and all the regions that had large Greek populations.
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