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Like a Turtle on Its Back

09/27/1978

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1hr 50min

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Drama

,Comedy

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Jean-François Stévenin
  • Bernadette Lafont
  • Virginie Thévenet
  • Claude Miller
  • Sandy Whitelaw

    Directors

  • Luc Béraud
  • Claude Miller

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • France

LANGUAGES

  • French

Cast

Jean-François Stévenin

Paul

Bernadette Lafont

Camille

Virginie Thévenet

Nathalie

Sandy Whitelaw

Prokosch

Valérie Quennessen

Nietzsche Student

Marion Game

Sylvie

Etienne Chicot

Jean-Louis 2

Jenny Clève

Germaine

Michel Blanc

le fêtard qui lit

Josiane Balasko

une fêtarde dans la voiture

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