So far, Alexis's life has been a long succession of disasters and
disappointments. A failed actor with a penchant for horror
movies, he now works as a night watchman at a depot. His love
life has been as lacklustre as his professional life, until he meets
Laura. The latter uses all her guile and feminine charms to
remould Alexis, changing him from a retarded adolescent into a dutiful family
man. But is this what Alexis needs to be happy...?
Cast:Bruno Putzulu (Alexis),
Estelle Skornik (Laura),
Emmanuelle Meyssignac (Mathilde),
Sandrine Le Berre (Lili),
Olga Sékulic (Patricia),
Philippe Nahon (Monsieur Max),
Ysé Tran (Sylvie),
Mélissa Sefrani (Marianne),
Jérémie Covillault (Le serveur),
Diane Bertrand (L'Américaine),
Patricia Dinev (La femme à l'église),
Marie-Laure Gomis (L'aficaine du fantasme)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 82 min
Aka:Manhood and Other Modern Dilemmas
The very best French thrillers
It was American film noir and pulp fiction that kick-started the craze for thrillers in 1950s France and made it one of the most popular and enduring genres.
A wave of fresh talent in the late 1950s, early 1960s brought about a dramatic renaissance in French cinema, placing the auteur at the core of France's 7th art.