Les Visiteurs 2 : Les couloirs du temps - Film 1998 - AlloCiné
The sequence unfolds like this: During the unstable time jump, the magic crystal fragments. One shard flies through a corridor and lands in the palace of Xerxes. Intrigued by this glowing, humming object, Xerxes (played with gloriously over-the-top theatricality by French actor Jean-Pierre Clami) believes it to be a sign from Ahura Mazda. Meanwhile, Godefroy and Jacquouille, mid-jump, get scrambled. For a few crucial minutes, Jacquouille finds himself swapped into the body of a Persian harem guard, and a piece of medieval French armor materializes in the throne room. les visiteurs 2 les couloirs du temps xerxes
: The film follows Godefroy as he must return to the 20th century to recover sacred jewels and a relic stolen by Jacquouille, which are keeping the "corridors of time" open and causing his future father-in-law to fall ill. Streaming & Info Les Visiteurs 2 : Les couloirs du temps
The "senile wizard" Eusæbius (Pierre Vial) continues to make mistakes with potions, leading characters to jump between the Middle Ages, the 1990s, and eventually the French Revolution. The Conflict: Because Jacquouille stole the Reliquary of Sainte-Rolande Meanwhile, Godefroy and Jacquouille, mid-jump, get scrambled
While Xerxes doesn't have dialogue (thankfully, the film didn't go the Air Bud route), he is part of the visual fabric that made Les Visiteurs 2 a maximalist masterpiece of French comedy. He adds to the "organized noise" of the film—a movie known for having everyone talking at once, doors slamming, and magical portals opening in laundry rooms.