La bostella (2000)
Taking its title from a popular 1960s dance craze, this digital video comedy concerns the exploits of a particularly odd fictional talk-show host, portrayed by real-life French talk-show sensation Edouard Baer. Baer -- who also directed and co-wrote the film -- plays a sarcastic TV personality who decides to gather together the panel members from his live show before they shoot the program so that they have a chance to rehearse. To this end, the absurd group -- including a lawyer, a transvestite, and a grown woman who acts like a child -- rents a villa for a month. It doesn't take long for resentment to fester among the motley crew.
Director: Édouard Baer
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Édouard Baer as Edouard |
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Philippe Laudenbach as Jacky |
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Rosine Favey as Toune, Edouard's mother |
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Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus as Gilles |
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Jean-Michel Lahmi as Jean-Mi |
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Pierre-Louis Lanier as Jef |
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Joseph Malerba as Jo |
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Sonia Mankaï as Karima |
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Patrick Mille as Milou |
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Isabelle Nanty as Mathilda |
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François Rollin as Dr. Drain |
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Vincent Desagnat as Edouard's Fan |
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Atmen Kelif as Momo (uncredited) |
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Ariel Wizman as Rocker (uncredited) |
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Roland Menou as Roland |
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Francia Seguy as Francis' mother |
| Writing | Édouard Baer | Writer |
| Directing | Édouard Baer | Director |
| Writing | Fabrice Roger-Lacan | Writer |
| Sound | Julien Baer | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Laurent Machuel | Director of Photography |
