2h03 / 35 mm / couleur Screenplay : Raoul Ruiz, Pascal Bonitzer Casting : Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Galiena, Arielle Dombasle, Chiara Mastroianni, Melvil Poupaud, Marisa Paredes Production : Paulo Branco, Gemini Films, La Sept Cinéma, Madragoa Filmes, Studio Canal, CNC, Madragoa Filmes Cinematography : Laurent Machuel Editing : Rodolfo Wedeles Music : Jorge Arriagada Distribution : Le Petit Bureau Award obtained : Compétition, Festival de Cannes 1995 / Competition, Cannes Film Festival, 1995
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An anonymous benefactor. A professor at the Sorbonne turned into a beggar. A travelling salesman who reappears after twenty years' absence. A businessman caught up in his own lies. One man but a multitude of fates...
In this labyrinthine universe, all is sham and wild goose chases that are outlandish and absurd, poetic and hilarious. A compulsive storyteller, Ruiz has produced a joyfully crazy farce thanks to the subtleties of his scenario, his language, and his surrealistic interpretations. With Melvil Poupaud and Chiara Mastroianni, Marcello Mastroianni gives a delightful performance
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