Copyright 2024 David Koskas
Thanks to the success of “A little thing in addition”, Artus wants to open inclusive holiday centers to accommodate people with disabilities.
TELEVISION – An evening with “something extra”. For those who missed this historic hit or for those who simply wish to see it again, the channel Canal+ diffuse A little something extra this Friday, November 15 at 9:10 p.m. The comedy of Artus, which broke box office recordsis followed by a documentary entitled Artus: his little extra thing which goes behind the scenes of the film through interviews with members of the team and never-before-seen images from making-of.
Six months after its cinema release, subscribers to the encrypted channel can discover (or rediscover) this film about the trivialization of disability. It tells the story of Paulo and Lucien, two father and son robbers, who infiltrate a summer camp for disabled adults in order to escape the police. To remain discreet, Paulo and Lucien respectively pose as Sylvain, a disabled person who is taking part in the stay, and Orpi, the educator who accompanies him.
Starring the comedy is director and actor Artus (The Legends Office) finds himself alongside Clovis Cornillac (Lies and betrayals and more if affinities…), Alice Belaïdi (Hippocrates), Marc Riso and Céline Groussard. The film mainly highlights 11 amateur actors with disabilities, including Arnaud Toupense and Ludovic Boul, who did the show on the steps of the Cannes Film Festival This year.
A little something extrathe success of 2024
Upon its theatrical release, A little something extra created a surprise by attracting nearly 280,000 spectators on the first day. The second best start in the history of French cinema behind Welcome to the Ch’tis. Then we only had to wait six days for the feature film to reach one million admissions. In total, approximately 10.8 million tickets were sold during the 24 weeks it was on display. Which makes it the most seen film at the cinema this year compared to blockbusters like The Count of Monte Cristo Or Dune, part two.
These impressive figures raise the comedy to ninth place among the greatest French hits. It thus surpasses cult films such as The idiots’ dinner Or The Big Blue. And the icing on the cake, Artus can boast of setting a 50-year-old record. It is the best first film by a director in terms of admissions since it did better than the 8.89 million tickets sold by Emmanuelle by Just Jaeckin.
Artus, spokesperson on disability
Artus is very committed to the inclusion of people with disabilities. And the significant success ofA little something extra made its director a spokesperson for the general public. For example, he shot short videos for promote the Paralympic Games of Paris and its para-athletes. He was also invited to the Senate on October 8 to participate in a debate on disability.
That day, in front of the press, the comedian announced that he was setting up his foundation to create inclusive holiday centers. “I would like there to be a mix. I would like there to be able-bodied young people with young people with disabilities, because I think that the more we are mixed, the more commonplace it will become”he explained. Artus detailed his project by saying he wanted centers “with a real Club Med, luxury hotel feel”. Before adding: “I want us to stop rhyming medicalized with gloomy”.
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