| French Twist | |
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| Directed by | Josiane Balasko |
| Written by | Josiane Balasko Patrick Aubrée Telsche Boorman |
| Produced by | Pierre Grunstein Claude Berri |
| Starring | Victoria Abril Josiane Balasko Alain Chabat |
| Cinematography | Gérard de Battista |
| Edited by | Claudine Merlin Kako Kelber (co-editor) |
| Music by | Manuel Malou |
| Distributed by | AMLF |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $7 million |
| Box office | $75.2 million[1] |
French Twist (French: Gazon maudit) is a 1995 French comedy cult film written and directed by Josiane Balasko. It is among the few French films that have released a dubbed version for English-speaking audiences. Its title in French is untranslatable but 'Cursed Lawn' is a close approximation. It also refers to the shaving (or not) of pubic hair, a subtle joke in French alluding to the subject matter of the film.[2][3]
French Twist was selected as France's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4][5]
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- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.