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Synopsis

In one disastrous evening, Charles de Poulignac (Rupert Everett) sees his reputation as the prince of the Parisian jet set decimated by one of his rivals. On the advice of his friend Arthus, he heads for Ibiza to persuade John-John, an iconic gay celebrity, to help restore his image. Is Charles ready for the dramatic change in lifestyle he must undergo in order to redeem himself in the eyes of the world’s glitterati?

Review

Apparently the world of party planning in France is man-eat-man business where tactics mean nothing and results mean everything. In this very lightweight French offering, Charles de Poulignac (Rupert Everett) sports an ascot tucked into his blue blazer as he spreads his happiness through planning parties for the rich and famous. A rival party planner sabotages an event with an exploding cake and Charles reputation is ruined. In order for him to gain prominence again he seeks an alliance with John-John, a mega gay party planner in Ibiza, Spain. Ibiza is a hedonistic paradise where anything goes. It's gay/straight/bi/whatever. BTW, we can't tell if Charles is gay or straight. He's an asexual dandy as far as we can tell. Anyway he heads off to Ibiza with his ascot, loafers and blazer and promptly finds himself in a disco with naked chicks, guys making out with each other and blaring techno music. Somehow he ingratiates himself with John-John and his posse. He then manipulates the gay guys to get married...on the same day the rival party planner was going to launch a new perfume, "Ibiza". Well the gays are all in a twitter, who knows what's going to happen!

Yes, gay people are all steroid-enhanced, celebrity-obsessed party freaks who snort mysterious powders, stay up all night and fuck like rabbits. In other words this whole movie is ridiculous, but who cares? It's actually kind of fun.

-- Scott Cranin

Customer Reviews

One Disastrous Evening

Amos Lassen wrote on 12/26/2011:

The French know how to make comedies and “People” is one big laugh fest. Loaded with stereotypes and lots of irreverent humor, “People” will really keep you laughing.
We see gay people here as enhanced by steroids and obsessed with celebrities as well as supreme party people who snort mysterious powders, spend the night awake and have lots and lots of sex.
Charles de Poulignac (Rupert Everett) is the prince of the Parisian jet set but his position is being challenged. A friend of his suggests that he fly to Ibiza to convinced John-John, the dean of gay celebrities to help him restore his image. Charles is forced to take a good look at himself and be ready for the changes he must undergo.
Charles has been quite the party planner and when his latest party is sabotaged by a rival, he has to act. Those actions include gay marriage, naked women, a new perfume and no one knows what will happen.