Like a Turtle on Its Back (1978)
1978 · 1h 50m · Drama, Comedy
Genres: Drama, Comedy
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.
Director: Luc Béraud
Writers: Luc Béraud, Claude Miller
Music by: Antoine Duhamel, Maurice Jarre
Cinematography: Bruno Nuytten
Editor: Joële Van Effenterre
Cast
Jean-François Stévenin as PaulBernadette Lafont as CamilleVirginie Thévenet as NathalieClaude Miller as PierreSandy Whitelaw as ProkoschValérie Quennessen as Nietzsche StudentMarion Game as SylvieEtienne Chicot as Jean-Louis 2Jenny Clève as GermaineMichel Blanc as le fêtard qui litJosiane Balasko as une fêtarde dans la voitureMarie-Anne Chazel as une fêtarde dans la voitureMore like this
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