Unable to put a single word on paper, a youngish man with one novel to his credit finds that his life is crumbling to ruins around him because of his severe case of writer's block. He tries every remedy known to man and makes up a few new ones in this comedy. All his efforts are futile: he loses his girlfriend and his apartment and has a succession of misadventures until finally, homeless and hospitalized, he rediscovers his inspiration.
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Cast
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Jean-François Stévenin
Paul
Known for
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Small Change
Bernadette Lafont
Camille
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Paulette
I Do
Virginie Thévenet
Nathalie
Known for
Small Change
Full Moon in Paris
Claude Miller
Pierre
Known for
The Wild Child
Sandy Whitelaw
Prokosch
Known for
The American Friend
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Valérie Quennessen
Nietzsche Student
Known for
Conan the Barbarian
Summer Lovers
Marion Game
Sylvie
Known for
Asterix and the Vikings
The Restroom Robbery
Etienne Chicot
Jean-Louis 2
Known for
The Da Vinci Code
Case départ
Jenny Clève
Germaine
Known for
One Deadly Summer
Welcome to the Sticks
Michel Blanc
le fêtard qui lit
Known for
French Fried Vacation 2
The Monster
Josiane Balasko
une fêtarde dans la voiture
Known for
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
The Hedgehog
Marie-Anne Chazel
une fêtarde dans la voiture
Known for
The Visitors
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
Luc Béraud Director · Claude Miller Writer Maurice Jarre Composer
First release September 27, 1978 · Produced in France · Original title La Tortue sur le dos
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France
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Original title
La Tortue sur le dos
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 27, 1978
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No release date listed for United States.
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