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Three Parisians walk into a bar — chaos, color blindness, and questionable photography ensue.
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Zig Zag Story (1983)

Chaotic French energySex farce with teethNeurotic bohemia

Overview

ComedyDrama

The lives of three Parisians - a color-blind painter, a radio show host and a perverted photographer - intertwine and go hilariously out of control.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Fabrice Luchini commits fully to unhinged desperation.

Direction

Schulmann's restless camera matches the spiraling narrative.

Best for:Friends: Wine night when you want to feel cultured but chaotic.·Streaming: Late-night discovery for French cinema completests only.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Frequent nudity and 80s-era male gaze photography scenarios.
Patrick Schulmann

Director

Patrick Schulmann

ReleasedMay 3, 1983
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Chloë Productions
Sphinx Films

Top Cast

Fabrice Luchini

Fabrice Luchini

Bob Hemler

Diane Bellego

Diane Bellego

Catherine

Christian François

Christian François

Gil Darmon

Philippe Khorsand

Philippe Khorsand

L'inspecteur de police

Ronny Coutteure

Ronny Coutteure

Romo

Franca Maï

Franca Maï

Béatrice - journalist

Béatrice Avoine

Béatrice Avoine

Mona

Isabelle Cagnat

Isabelle Cagnat

Mag

Michel Bertay

Michel Bertay

Le ministre

Bernard Cazassus

Bernard Cazassus

Le guide

Claude Marcault

Claude Marcault

Simone Gaudin

Jean-Claude Martin

Jean-Claude Martin

Léon, le présentateur de Radio F1

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Trivia

This was Patrick Schulmann's second feature after switching from music composition; he never quite escaped the 'promising but uneven' critical tag.

Cultural

The film captures a specific moment in 1980s Paris when FM radio culture and amateur photography collided with lingering 1970s sexual liberation aesthetics.

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