Like a Turtle on Its Back

Like a Turtle on Its Back

1978/09/27 • Released • French

Drama
Comedy
3.2
1h 50m

Overview

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.

Director : Luc Béraud

Casts
Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Paul

Bernadette Lafont

Bernadette Lafont

Camille

Virginie Thévenet

Virginie Thévenet

Nathalie

Claude Miller

Claude Miller

Pierre

Sandy Whitelaw

Sandy Whitelaw

Prokosch

Valérie Quennessen

Valérie Quennessen

Nietzsche Student

Marion Game

Marion Game

Sylvie

Etienne Chicot

Etienne Chicot

Jean-Louis 2

Jenny Clève

Jenny Clève

Germaine

Michel Blanc

Michel Blanc

le fêtard qui lit

Josiane Balasko

Josiane Balasko

une fêtarde dans la voiture

Marie-Anne Chazel

Marie-Anne Chazel

une fêtarde dans la voiture

Christian Clavier

Christian Clavier

un fêtard dans la voiture

Bruno Moynot

Bruno Moynot

Denise Bonal

Denise Bonal

l'hôtelière

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