The kidnapping of a plump billionaire's dog by a deaf-mute and 2 ketamine addicts goes wrong. The wealthy woman takes advantage of the situation to make them fullfil her last wishes.
Acting
Velvet's deadpan billionaire is terrifyingly committed
Direction
Delépine/Kervern's grotesque tableaux haunt you
Practical Effects
The titular dog deserves an Oscar honestly
Director
Benoît Delépine
Benoît Delépine
L'homme à la tête de scotch
Albert Dupontel
Le garde du corps maladroit
Gustave Kervern
Le captif sourd muet
Fernando Arrabal
Le Picador suicidaire
Jean-Claude Carrière
Le richa paranoïaque
Kati Outinen
La femme à la bonbonne d'eau
Rémo Forlani
L'inquiétant directeur
Bouli Lanners
Le patron du zoo
Claude Chabrol
Le zoophile débonnaire
Philippe Vuillemin
Le taxidermiste incompris
Rokia Traoré
La chanteuse bienveillante
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fernando Arrabal, who plays the suicidal picador, is a legendary Spanish playwright who literally invented the 'Panic Movement' in theatre. The directors basically cast a chaos deity.
The dog Avida was named after the opera 'Aïda' but misspelled, which perfectly captures this film's energy: high culture, fumbled. The character's name becomes her entire existence.
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