The selling point of the series Alphonse, apart from raunch and romance, is that it gets its talented lead Jean Dujardin to transform into a different character each time he meets with a different client. Sometimes, he’s a World War II soldier, other times, he’s part of the academic elite. Always, he’s the object of fantasy of Parisian women. His real self, however, the titular Alphonse, is a sad sack going through a midlife crisis. On paper, this sounds like a recipe for pure fun: a lost guy tries out different masks and costumes until he discovers his true self in the process. The execution, however, feels wonky and uneven, as if the series is unable to balance all the things it tries to be. To be clear, Dujardin is excellent as the chameleonic Alphonse and Charlotte Gainsbourg is arresting as his mercurial wife Margot. But there’s a murkiness and vagueness to the overall style, tone, and direction of the series that leaves you wanting more. It’s okay, but there’s a sense that it could’ve been great if it tighten its screws a bit more.
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Genre
Comedy, Drama
Director
Nicolas Bedos
Actors
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Claire Romain, Jean Dujardin, Laura Morante, Marie-Christine Barrault, Nicole Garcia, Pierre Arditi
Language
French
Mood
Binge-Worthy, Dramatic, Romantic
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I disagree. His wife had thrown him out. i did think it was wonky. He became an opportunistic gigolo who was happy to take advantage of older women between 50 through 80 giving them the sexual or other encounters that they craved. At first, Alfonso saw it as a job and loved the money. But eventually he began to care about these women even to the point.of not charging a couple of them. He and his wife reunited and sadly, they decided they could have a nice bankroll he continued the gigolo job, and they lived a life of luxury. I believe Alphonse was by far the most gifted actor.
First off, her name is Gainsbourg. Second, his character’ s name is Alphonse. To be clear. Third, it is another French series obsessed by sex. Americans are obsessed with money.
Alphonse is a psychological TV series about a man in a failure situation. His mother left him when he was a kid, and since then, he has been struggling with his dad and his relationships with women. He meets many women in search of his mom, and in this quest, he discovers himself and rekindles his ailing marriage and finally meets his mom.