Sentence:  Kitschy French music over the sound track inflates the Gallic jest to the max (Altman felt the film would be too inconsequential without it), as do the credits, which acknowledge the <WSD>codirection</WSD> of "Robert Vieux-homme" and the producing work of "Robert Oeufenweiler." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  joint direction of a film, organization, venture, etc.