La Symphonie du hanneton (1998)

La Symphonie du hanneton (1998)

1998-01-01 France 75 Min. PG-13
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Overview

It starts in one room: a young man in pajamas lies down and sleeps. He agitates, turns, returns. He is recovering, sits on his bed and a cloud of smoke is coming from his skull, he loses an arm, a leg. He enters a fantasy world where all objects come to life. The swallowed pillow passes his door, a reflection of the mirror emancipates, the portrait of the table rebels and sings his dismay. Dishes and utensils are transformed into a fabulous bestiary where dragon and rhinos are fighting. Gags in cascade, anachronistic nose-feet in acrobatics, juggling on the trapeze, dancing lyric songs, James Thiérrée puts the reality upside down and takes us into a surreal and dreamlike symphony played by interpreters to staggering energy.

Cast

James Thierrée is Le dormeur
Le dormeur
Raphaëlle Boitel is L'araignée
Magnus Jakobsson is Le reflet
Uma Ysamat is La chanteuse
La chanteuse