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Dikkenek, is a 2006 Belgian comedy, directed by Olivier Van Hoofdstadt. It Following the events of Belgian Stereotypes.
Characters And Cast
Claudy Focant (François Damiens) is the manager of the abbatoirs in Anderlecht, and in his free time, he's an amateur of Erotic Photography. Due to his temper and sexual frustrations he often says inappropriate things to strangers. He cuts out and collects Photographs of Half nude woman from magazines. He lives with his mother.
JC(Jean-Luc Couchard)is unemployed. He steals things such as cars, bikes, jackets ,..he keeps them in a warehouse and sells them,making him a criminal. He talks very fast and he also has a temper. He is a ladies-man.
Stef(Dominique Pinon), is JC's best friend,he has a job,although it is not clear if it is legal,he mows a rich family's lawn . In this movie his seeks the love of his life. He is possibly the only character,besides women that isn't a "Dikkenek",he is actualy the opposite. his favourite beer is Vedett
Natacha(Melanie Laurent),is a party-animal that has posed as a model for Claudy. She's an Heavy alcohol & marihuana consumer. was drugged by claudy.
Nadine(Marion Cotillard),is a math teacher at an elementary school. she is also a heavy alcohol & marihuan consumer. she is married to a very sexual frustrated characters(not claudy)
Laurence(Florence Foresti)is a detective. She interrupts,she yells,she makes sensless points,she's rude and she's a lesbian. she acts like a guy.
Greg(Jérémie Renier)is a rich kid,a spoiled brat. He gets beat up frequently, due to his arrogant behaviour. was beaten by Claudy, and before by JC.
References,Cultural References & "Dikkenek"
The literal translation of the word "Dikkenek" is "Fat Neck" or "Big Neck", it is a word used to describe a person that likes to show-off,brag,is agressive,obnoxious,wants to be the center of attention and usually is a motherboy, with frustrations regarding manhood. "Dikkenek", is not a fictional word, it is used mostly in the City Of Brussels and in the rest of Belgium. The Tagline of the movie is : " can damage the health of you and those around you", as a reference to the obligatorily Law that Cigarette Packs had to be labbeled with warnings on how cigarettes causes cancer,heart attacks,... there is also another funny insider when JC Pruposes a cigarette to Natacha, the pack reads : "Kills" or "Kill".
Dutch(Flemish,Belgian) & French(Belgian French) Collaboration
there is not much of a flemish community seen in the movie ,it seems neglected or omitted. e.g
-when Claudy,walks into the school hallway, he bumps into a young girl. This is shown in a long shot,the camera stays still and does not at once change angle until claudy walks out of the hallway. Claudy talks to her in French,she doesn't seem to understand him, this supposedly flemish girl's accent is French, and her voice is bearly hearable.
-in the scene at the garden party at sea, Claudy kneels down next to a woman in a bikini,he first says something incomprehensible and than he says in french : "surtout envie de voir se qui a en dessou" translating : " especially wanna see whats underneath", referring to what's underneath the bikini. she smiles sort of fake and says : "oh loop toch kakke jong." wich means "fuck off" or literately " go shit somewhere". However, her lips don't match the sentence, and again the accent is french.
Ironically, The Title and theme of the movie "Dikkenek" is a Flemish word.
Soundtrack
The Movie features songs, By Belgian Bands : Ghinzu,Millionaire, Soulwax,Da Octopusss.. Trivia
-Actres Marion Cotillard and stand-up comedian Florence Foresti are from france. -François Damiens in the role of Claudy came to the first day of shooting without heaving read the script,he improvised some things that were kept, and he also used sentences from his show "L'embrouille" wich was a Candid Camera Show in wich he was the prankster. -The soundtrack was made just for the movie by Ghinzu,Millionaire,Soulwax & Da Octopuss -For a scene in wich Claudy Dances Like Mickael Jackson,actor Francois Damiens took dancing lessons for about two weeks. however,not much is shown in the actual movie. -The director's cut featured on the Dvd, is 10 minutes longer the theatrical and rental version(also on the dvd) -on the Dvd cover, The character Laurence(the female detective)is holding someone at gunpoint,however there is no such footage found in the film(only in deleted scenes) -The Script was long enough to make a 2hour and half movie,the theatrical movie was 1h15min., the director's cut was 1h25 minutes(this doesn't include End Credits),there are lots of deleted scenes,featured on the Dvd.
