Les Truffes (1995)
Directed by Bernard Nauer

Film Synopsis

Patrick has had enough of his miserable life in the rain-sodden north of France.  If he's not being beaten to a pulp in rigged boxing matches for the benefit of his coach M'sieur Martinez, he is being nagged to death by his annoying neighbour or else threatened by intimidating baillifs.  He decides to put an end to his woes by fleeing to sunnier climes, hoping to help his cousin Marius out with his pizza stall at Narbonne-Plage in the south of France.  One evening during his long journey south, he ducks into a bar and strikes up an acquaintance with Nathaniel, a small-time con artist who is equally disillusioned with his life.

The two men hit it off straight away and agree to continue their journey southwards together.  After a number of bizarre encounters, the two new buddies end up attending a village fête where they win a piglet whom Patrick is quick to dub Martinez.  At a roadside café Nathaniel then falls instantly under the spell of Huguette, a cute checkout girl, and at last finds an opportunity to part with his vignity - and not before time.  The prospect of marriage at the tender age of 35 is not one that appeals to Nathaniel, so he is soon back on the road with his friend Patrick.  It is now that the latter feels he can take Nathaniel into his confidemce and reveal his real reason for moving south.  His hope is that he can patch things up with his ex-girlfriend Claire, who left him two years ago...