History YMMV / LouisDeFunes

* CriticalDissonance: Unless he was under the direction of Creator/GerardOury, De Funès was despised by French critics most of the time during and after the rise of the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave, which created something akin to a ComedyGhetto. That didn't prevent him from being one of the most successful and beloved French actors of the twentieth century, nor did it prevent his most iconic films from still being a fixture in French popular culture and enjoying [[AdoredByTheNetwork countless reruns on French TV every year]] with high audience rates every time, even over four decades after his death.

* CriticalDissonance: Unless he was under the direction of Creator/GerardOury, De Funès was despised by French critics most of the time during and after the rise of the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave, which created something akin to a ComedyGhetto. That didn't prevent him from being one of the most successful and beloved French actors of the twentieth century, nor did it prevent his most iconic films from enjoying [[AdoredByTheNetwork countless reruns on French TV every year]] with high audience rates every time, even four decades after his death.

* CriticalDissonance: Unless he was under the direction of Gérard Oury, De Funès was despised by French critics most of the time during and after the rise of the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave, which created something akin to a ComedyGhetto. That didn't prevent him from being one of the most successful and beloved French actors of the twentieth century, nor did it prevent his most iconic films from enjoying [[AdoredByTheNetwork countless reruns on French TV every year]] with high audience rates every time, even four decades after his death.

* HarsherInHindsight: In ''Le Gentleman d'Epson'' (his second film with Creator/JeanGabin), De Funès's character suffers from a heart attack at the end. Although PlayedForLaughs in the movie, it gets hard to watch in light of his later similar health problems in RealLife.

** There's also been a memetic string of Youtube videos with footage of De Funès driving cars racing against characters from ''Franchise/TheFastAndTheFurious''.

** His movies are eminently quotable (as are his facial tics), and are frequently seen in the productions of the French WebAnimation/YoutubePoop community and in videos ranting about [[UsefulNotes/FrenchPoliticalSystem French politics]] (or really just any kind of rant).

* FountainOfMemes: His movies are eminently quotable (as are his facial tics), and are frequently seen in the productions of the French WebAnimation/YoutubePoop community and in videos ranting about [[UsefulNotes/FrenchPoliticalSystem French politics]] (or really just any kind of rant).

* HarsherInHindsight: In ''Le Gentleman d'Epson'' (his second film with Jean Gabin), De Funès's character suffers from a heart attack at the end. Although PlayedForLaughs in the movie, it gets hard to watch in light of his later similar health problems in RealLife.

* CriticalDissonance: Unless he was under the direction of Gérard Oury, De Funès was despised by French critics most of the time during and after the rise of the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave, which created something akin to a ComedyGhetto. That didn't prevent him from being one of the most successful and beloved French actors of the twentieth century, nor did it prevent his most iconic films from enjoying [[AdoredByTheNetwork countless reruns on French TV every year]] with high audience rates every time, even decades after his death.