French Twist (film)
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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 |
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.
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.