A stripper, a saintly mechanic, and a man named Loockeed walk into the Alps. Chaos ensues.
Clara (Karin Viard) is a stripper with a high-strung, jealous boyfriend with the curious name of Loockeed (Antoine Chappey). The couple are friends with the even-temperred, almost saintly Max (Gerald Laroche), an auto mechanic. The three of them set out from their home in the north to journey to the Alpine mountains near Switzerland and Italy, where they will help a fourth friend take care of his pleasure boat business at Lake Annecy while he is in military service. As the trio attempt to establish some sort of equilibrium in their new lives, Max must constantly deal with Loockeed's testy, jealous barbs. Despite this, the three of them remain friends.
Acting
Karin Viard's chaotic magnetism holds this fragile triangle together.
Writing
Loockeed's name is the least absurd thing about him.
Director
Xavier Durringer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Xavier Durringer made this at 26, fresh out of film school, with Karin Viard in her breakout role.
Lake Annecy in the early 90s was a hub for French Gen X escape fantasies — this film deliberately punctures that dream.
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