Va, Toto! (2017)
Directed by Pierre Creton

Documentary / Comedy / Drama

Film Synopsis

Through three off-kilter tales which border on the outright surreal, director Pierre Creton casts a mischievous eye over the subtle relationship between human beings and animals.  Madeleine, a self-sufficient farmer in her late seventies, is one day visited by a wild boar that is badly in need of love and attention.  Christening the animal Toto, the old woman tends to his needs and the two soon become inseparable.  The boar's noisy presence on the farm prompts Madeleine's intolerant neighbours to call in the authorities, but the old woman resists their determined attempts to rob her of her treasured new companion.

Then there is the case of Vincent, who, during an expedition to India, is surprised to find wild monkeys living as freely as humans.  This bizarre encounter causes him to see his life from a completely new perspective.  Most fantastic of all is the tale of Joseph, a farmer who rears a large number of cats.  Because of acute breathing difficulties, he cannot get to sleep without the aid of a special machine.  The sound made by this strange apparatus causes Joseph to experience a deeply disturbing dream in which his precious cats begin multiplying at a terrifying rate...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Pierre Creton
  • Cinematographer: Léo Gil Mela
  • Cast: Sabine Haudepin (Herself)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 94 min

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