Paul Château-Têtard, a 45-year-old bachelor from the best of Parisian nobility, has – for the first time in his life – to take the Metro, and even buy a ticket. It is with extraordinary luck that the beautiful young Ava happens to be sitting at the counter: a spark ignites and wedding bells begin ringing in the distance.
Acting
Katerine's committed buffoonery as the most annoying man in France
Direction
Peretjatko's kinetic, overstuffed frame chaos
Costume
Paul's increasingly ridiculous noble cosplay
Director
Antonin Peretjatko
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peretjatko belongs to a wave of French directors satirizing the lingering absurdity of aristocratic privilege in republican France.
Anaïs Demoustier and director Peretjatko are partners in real life, adding a possibly concerning layer to their on-screen dynamic.
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