Directed by:
Antonin PeretjatkoScreenplay:
Antonin PeretjatkoCinematography:
Simon RocaCast:
Josiane Balasko, Sergi López, Anaïs Demoustier, Philippe Katerine, William Lebghil, Hiep Tran Nghia, Thomas PoulardPlots(1)
Paul Château-Têtard, a 45-year-old bachelor from the best of Parisian nobility, has – for the first time in his life – to take the Metro, and even buy a ticket. It is with extraordinary luck that the beautiful young Ava happens to be sitting at the counter: a spark ignites and wedding bells begin ringing in the distance. However, Paul’s mother, “Queen” Adélaïde, thinks little of the marriage and even less of Ava. An heir would be most welcome, she thinks, but a baby is nowhere to be seen – and where does this lowly young lady spend the whole day anyway? With cinematic wit, Antonin Peretjatko sets shady detectives to sniff out affairs. The “nobility” collides with the “rabble” over serious matters in a film full of French charm and ironic slapstick. (Zurich Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Josiane Balasko
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
The Tenant (1976)
The Hedgehog (2009)
Sergi López
Spain
Best movies:
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
To Die (or Not) (2000)
An Affair of Love (1999)
Anaïs Demoustier
France
Best movies:
The Girl Without Hands (2016)
Daaaaaalí! (2023)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (2011)
Philippe Katerine
France
Best movies:
April and the Twisted World (2015)
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010)
Superwho? (2022)
William Lebghil
France
Best movies:
C'est la vie! (2017)
Love at First Fight (2014)
Some Like It Veiled (2017)
Hiep Tran Nghia
Vietnam
Best movies:
The Actress' Ball (2009)
Orphan (2016)
You Don't Choose Your Family (2011)
Thomas Poulard
Best movies:
A Crime in Paradise (2001)
The Girl Cut in Two (2007)
Black as the Snow (2021) (TV movie)