Avida (2006)

Dir: Gustave de Kervern, Benoît Delépine Comedy stars 3

Overview

Avida is a French film comedy first released in 2006, directed by Gustave de Kervern and Benoît Delépine. The film stars Anselme, Fernando Arrabal, Anne Benett, Beu and Jean-Claude Carrière. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

Synopsis

A deaf and dumb man is being held prisoner in a garden shed belonging to a wealthy eccentric. When the latter dies, the unfortunate captive escapes and joins up with a pair of drug addicts who trade in stolen pets. An attempt to kidnap the dog of a buxom billionaire goes wrong and the three crooks end up having to satisfy their intended victim’s every desire...

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Credits

Director: Gustave de Kervern, Benoît Delépine
Script: Gustave de Kervern, Benoît Delépine
Photo: Hugues Poulain
Cast: Anselme (Le chanteur de faïence), Fernando Arrabal (Le picador suicidaire), Anne Benett (La nounou distraite), Beu (L’enfant), Jean-Claude Carrière (Le riche paranoîaque), Claude Chabrol (Le zoophile débonnaire), Marie-Françoise Comble (La coupeuse de langue), Julie Conte (La belle jeune fille), Robert Dehoux (L’armoire qui parle), Gustave de Kervern (Le captif sourd muet), Benoît Delépine (L’homme à la tete de scotch), Albert Dupontel (Le garde du corps maladroit), Emlesma (Le dieu de la fondue)
Country: France
Language: English / Spanish / French
Runtime: 83 min; B&W

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