Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love, among other things.
Acting
Atkinson's face does more work than most scripts.
Cinematography
France looks gorgeous even when Bean's destroying it.
Direction
Bendelack channels Tati without the pretension.
Director
Steve Bendelack
Rowan Atkinson
Mr. Bean
Willem Dafoe
Carson Clay
Maxim Baldry
Stepan
Karel Roden
Emil
Emma de Caunes
Sabine
Steve Pemberton
Vicar
Jean Rochefort
Maître d'hôtel
Michel Winogradoff
Pyrotechnician
Julie Fournier
Emil's Wife
Julie Ferrier
First AD
Lily Atkinson
Lily at the Stereo
Preston Nyman
Boy with Train
Sharlit Deyzac
Buffet Attendant
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is essentially a remake of Tati's 'Mr. Hulot's Holiday' for the ADHD generation — same seaside chaos, more physical destruction.
The 'Playback Time' film-within-a-film was shot for real; Dafoe insisted on doing his own pretentious director poses.
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