Fred Astaire-fan Clément invites comic-book artist Luc to Sunday dinner with Clément and his wife Violette. Luc's girlfriend Margot announces her pregnancy, prompting Luc to forget about the invitation, but Clément insists that Luc join him. After Luc arrives and sees that Violette is only a life-size plastic doll, he decides to leave but gets clobbered on the head. Awakening, he finds he's been handcuffed to the bathroom sink and gagged. Cruelties ensue, with crazed Clément getting visionary advice from both Astaire and Violette.
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Guillaume Canet
Luc
Known for
Love Me If You Dare
The Beach
Jean Rochefort
Monsieur Clément
Known for
Mr. Bean's Holiday
The Count of Monte Cristo
Claire Keim
Margot
Known for
Breathe
La Belle Verte
Michel Scourneau
Hallucination Clément
Known for
Wasabi
Not Very Normal Activities
Rose Thiéry
Concierge
Known for
The Return of Martin Guerre
The Last Metro
Cécile Cotte
Voisine repasseuse
Also in
Cyrano de Bergerac
Philippe Lefebvre
Pierre
Known for
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
The Tuche Family
Karine Nuris
Caroline
Also in
The Mule
Cold Moon
Marc-André Brunet
Le chef des pompiers
Known for
The Student
Franck Stepler
L'animateur télé
No other roles listed
Mariame Kadi
La chanteuse
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Tonio Descanvelle
Employé EDF
Known for
The Transporter
The Crimson Rivers
Philippe Haïm Director · Jean-Claude Thibaut Cinematographer
First release October 29, 1997 · Produced in Belgium, France, Germany · Production Gemini Film, Canal+
Production
Era Films
Production
Gemini Film
Production
Canal+
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Eurimages
Production
Belgium · France · Germany
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Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 29, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
March 18, 1999 · Theatrical
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