History Film / TheThreeMagi

''The Three Magi'' (''Les Rois Mages'' in French) is a 2001 French TimeTravel comedy film directed by, written by and starring the [[DoubleActsAndGroups comedy trio]] Creator/LesInconnus -- Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan and Pascal Légitimus. It is the trio's second film together after 1995's ''Film/TheThreeBrothers''.

The [[TheThreeWiseMen Wise Men/Magi]] mentioned in the [[Literature/TheFourGospels Gospel of Matthew]] (though numbered as three and named by later sources), Balthazar (Bourdon), Melchior (Campan) and Caspar (Légitimus), were on their way to see and pay homage to UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} upon his birth, when they found themselves involuntarily travelling in time from the First Century AD to 2001. They land in three separate points of the world, and end up reunited in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}. Comedic mayhem ensues as they keep trying to find the Messiah.

The [[TheThreeWiseMen Wise Men/Magi]] mentioned in the [[Literature/TheFourGospels Gospel of Matthew]] (though numbered as three and named by later sources), Balthazar (Bourdon), Melchior (Campan) and Caspar (Légitimus), were on their way to see and pay homage to UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} upon his birth, when they found themselves involuntarily travelling in time from the First Century AD to 2001. They land in three separate points of the world, and end up reunited in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}. Comedic mayhem ensues.

* OurTimeTravelIsDifferent: The "Instantaneous" kind. The three Magi are walking together in the desert in the First Century AD at the beginning. Then the star described in the Gospels that announced the birth of Jesus starts shining unusually bright, and they find themselves transported to 2001. They appear in bodies of water in three separate locations in the modern world -- Caspar in a pond of water in an UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}n country, Balthazar in the sea on a coast of UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}, and Melchior in a fountain in UsefulNotes/{{Tibet}}. The gifts all three men were holding for Jesus magically disappear from their hands as they arrive in modern-day, also.

* NiceGuy: The African villagers, the Mexican townspeople and the Tibetan monks who are the first modern age people Caspar, Balthazar and Melchior meet don't think they are loonies but instead welcome them and even help them to find the nearest airport so they can go on their quest. The (UsefulNotes/{{Buddhis|m}}t) Tibetans are especially notable with the knowledge and respect they have about founding elements of other religions/spiritualities, in that case UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}.

* ArabOilSheikh: After getting rejected by the Parisian luxury hotel's manager for not being able to pay, Caspar and Balthazar bump into a rich Sheikh who just so happens to own the place. He's marveled by the ancient Arabic they speak, and immediately orders a room for them.

''The Three Magi'' (''Les Rois Mages'' in French) is a 2001 French TimeTravel comedy film directed by, written by and starring the comedy trio Creator/LesInconnus -- Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan and Pascal Légitimus. It is the trio's second film together after 1995's ''Film/TheThreeBrothers''.

The [[TheThreeWiseMen Wise Men/Magi]] mentioned in the [[Literature/TheFourGospels Gospel of Matthew]] (though numbered as three and named by later sources), Balthazar (Bourdon), Melchior (Campan) and Caspar (Légitimus) were on their way to see and pay homage to UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} upon his birth, when they found themselves involuntarily travelling in time from the First Century AD to 2001. They land in three separate points of the world, and end up reunited in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}. Comedic mayhem ensues.

* MistakenForCrazy: Upon landing in Paris, Melchior exchanges the badge of a man from a group of mentally handicapped travellers with one with one of his rings. With what he says about "going to Bethlehem" and his attire, an airport agent thinks he's escaped from the asylum and redirects him to the aforementioned group of mentally handicapped travellers.

** At the hotel, Caspar thinks a small bottle of J&B Rare is an ointment instead of a drink and pours it on his feet.

* ProductPlacement: Caspar and Balthazar buy a ton of burgers at a UsefulNotes/McDonalds at one point.

* SufferTheSling: Melchior uses a sling to try hunting pigeons for lunch at one point.

* ArabOilSheikh: After getting rejected by the Parisian luxury hotel's manager for not being able to pay, Caspar and Balthazar bump into a rich Sheikh who just so happens to own the place. He's impressed by the ancient Arabic they speak, and immediately orders a room for them.

* CunningLinguist: The three Magi come from areas that are generally far from the ones they land in in 2001, and yet they have no problem talking with the locals. Particularly in languages that started shaping up way after the time they come from, like Spanish, ancient UsefulNotes/{{Arabic|Language}} or ''especially'' French when they get to Paris. Melchior also speaks UsefulNotes/{{Latin|Language}}, which is less improbable.

* CunningLinguist: The three Magi come from areas that are generally far from the ones they land in in 2001, and yet they have no problem talking with the locals. Particularly in languages that started shaping up way after the time they come from, like Spanish or ''especially'' French when they get to Paris. Melchior also speaks UsefulNotes/{{Latin|Language}}, which is less improbable.

''The Three Magi'' (''Les Rois Mages'' in French) is a 2001 French TimeTravel comedy film directed, written by and starring the comedy trio Creator/LesInconnus -- Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan and Pascal Légitimus. It is the trio's second film together after 1995's ''Film/TheThreeBrothers''.

* NiceGuy: The African villagers, the Mexican townspeople and the Tibetan monks who are the first modern age people Caspar, Balthazar and Melchior meet don't think they are loonies but instead welcome them and even help them to find the nearest airport so they can go on their quest. The (UsefulNotes/{{Buddhis|m}}t) Tibetans are especially notable with the knowledge and respect they have about founding elements of other religions, in that case UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}.

* NiceGuy: The African villagers, the Mexican townspeople and the Tibetan monks who are the first modern age people Caspar, Balthazar and Melchior meet don't think they are loonies but instead welcome them and even help them to find the nearest airport so they can go on their quest. The (UsefulNotes/{{Buddhis|m}}t) Tibetans are especially notable with the knowledge and respect they have for the founding elements of other religions, in that case UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}.

* NiceGuy: The African villagers, the Mexican townspeople and the Tibetan monks who are the first modern age people Caspar, Balthazar and Melchior meet don't think they are loonies but instead welcome them and even help them to find the nearest airport so they can go on their quest. The (UsefulNotes/{{Buddhis|m}}t) Tibetans are especially notable with the knowledge and respect they have for other religions, in that case UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}.

* NiceGuy: The African villagers, the Mexican townspeople and the Tibetan monks who are the first modern age people Caspar, Balthazar and Melchior meet don't think they are loonies but instead welcome them and even help them to find the nearest airport so they can go on their quest. The Tibetans are especially noticeable with the knowledge and respect they have for UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}.