Young dynamic executive, married and father of two children, Jérôme Ozendron dreams of writing and escaping a life he considers mediocre. The meeting with a former comrade, who had become an actor, brought him into contact with the world of cinema. He meets, Natacha, a cover girl, for whom he is ready to give up, wife and children. Then he becomes the lover of Lilianne, a marginal who persecutes and pursues him. He quit his job to devote himself to writing a novel. But nothing goes as he wants.
Acting
Christian Clavier's magnificent nervous breakdown energy.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes French intellectual pretension.
Director
François Leterrier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Christian Clavier's first major film role before he became a French comedy institution with Les Visiteurs.
The title 'La Course à l'échalote' (literally 'The Shallot Race') is French slang for a wild goose chase — perfectly capturing Jérôme's circular self-sabotage.
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