Movie: Like a Turtle on Its Back

Top 10 Billed Cast

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

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1978-09-27

  • Average

    3.2

  • Rating:

    1.6 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français

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