Schmirinski's: Feriengrüsse aus Saint Tropez
Nov 12 2008
•Comedy
Is it Trapez or Tropez? Such harmless misunderstandings quickly escalate into complete chaos. And all because the Schmirinskis show up for a cruise on the Riviera. The Swiss TV darlings of 1999 have once again come up with a wealth of slapstick for their second feature-length and side-splitting "holiday video" – and transformed themselves into a myriad of quirky holiday guests. From the bumbling crook duo to the hard-of-hearing pensioners to the dim-witted pirates, they've got it all. Despite all the slapstick, Schmidi and René know how to make a first-class travel film: with wonderful Mediterranean weather, snapshots of the chocolate-box sides of Cannes, Saint-Tropez, and Corsica, a dream cruise ship – and, to top it all off, a crazy lap of the Formula 1 race track in Monte Carlo! But even before that, your hair stands on end...
Cast
See allStephan Schmidlin
René Rindlisbacher
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