Like a Turtle on Its Back (1978)
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
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Jean-François Stévenin as Paul |
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Bernadette Lafont as Camille |
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Virginie Thévenet as Nathalie |
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Claude Miller as Pierre |
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Sandy Whitelaw as Prokosch |
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Valérie Quennessen as Nietzsche Student |
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Marion Game as Sylvie |
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Etienne Chicot as Jean-Louis 2 |
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Jenny Clève as Germaine |
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Michel Blanc as le fêtard qui lit |
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Josiane Balasko as une fêtarde dans la voiture |
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Marie-Anne Chazel as une fêtarde dans la voiture |
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Christian Clavier as un fêtard dans la voiture |
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Bruno Moynot as |
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Denise Bonal as l'hôtelière |
| Directing | Luc Béraud | Director |
| Production | Hubert Niogret | Producer |
| Sound | Antoine Duhamel | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Claude Miller | Writer |
| Art | Max Berto | Production Design |
| Production | Luc Béraud | Producer |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Luc Béraud | Writer |
| Editing | Joële Van Effenterre | Editor |
| Camera | Bruno Nuytten | Director of Photography |