Le Mec idéal

Le Mec idéal
Directed byOwell Brown
Written byOwell Brown
Raymond Ngoh
Produced byFerdinand Esso
StarringEmma Lohoues
Mike Danon
Serge Abessolo
Marie-Louise Asseu
Welcome Neba
Therese Taba
CinematographyCélestin Kalet
Edited bySandrine Trésor
Music byMike Danon
Production
company
Icoast Movie
Release date
  • March 2011 (2011-03) (FESPACO)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryIvory Coast
LanguageFrench

Le Mec idéal (lit. 'The Ideal Guy') is a 2011 Franco-Ivorian romantic comedy film directed by Owell A. Brown and produced by Ferdinand Esso for Icoast Movie. The film stars Emma Lohoues, with Mike Danon, Serge Abessolo, Marie-Louise Asseu, Welcome Neba, and Therese Taba in supporting roles.

Plot

The film is about Estelle, a highly successful hairdresser, who fails in relationships. In order to find happiness and a soulmate, her friends Nina and Rebecca organize a casting.[1][2][3]

Cast

The cast includes:[4][5]

  • Emma Lohoues as Estelle
  • Mike Danon
  • Serge Abessolo
  • Marie-Louise Asseu
  • Welcome Neba
  • Therese Taba
  • Kadhy Toure

Production

Le Mec idéal was directed by Owell A. Brown and produced by Ferdinand Esso for Icoast Movie, and is a dual production of France and Ivory Coast. The dialogue is in French.[6][7]

The score was by Mike Danon, cinematography by Célestin Kalet, and Sandrine Trésor edited the film.[6]

Release and reception

The film premiered at the 2011 FESPACO (PanAfrican Festival of Film and Television of Ouagadougou) and was released in France on 22 November 2011.[8][9][10]

Reception

The film received positive reviews from critics,[11][12] and won the Bronze Stallion Award at FESPACO in 2011.[13][1]

References

  1. 1 2 "LE MEC IDEAL". TV5MONDE. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "THE PERFECT GUY (LE MEC IDEAL)". cinando.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Le mec idéal de Owell Albert Brown - (2010) -" (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. ↑ AlloCine. "Casting de Le mec idéal" (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Le Mec idéal (2011)". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Mec idéal (Le)". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Le mec idéal" (in German). Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Le Mec idéal". africultures. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Le Mec idéal, de Owell A. Brown Le mari idéal, un grand bourgeois ?". africine. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  10. ↑ Filmstarts. "Le mec idéal" (in German). Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Le mec ideal au Les Abymes - Cinestar". cinestarguadeloupe. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  12. ↑ AlloCine. "Le mec idéal" (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Cote d'Ivoire: Cinéma - 'Le mec idéal' courtise l'Egypte".

See also