La crisi!

This movie gives a good view, although somewhat distorted, of France in the 90s.

A man in his mid-life crisis loses his wife, his kids and his job the same day. He then goes through a picaresque journey with a nitwit side kick he finds on his way and whom he decides to help.

The man, played by a very good Vincent Lindon, meets friends, friends of friends, and relatives, and realizes what the true reasons of his failures are.

Everybody is going through his own crisis and the main character realizes that everybody's life sucks (or does it really?)

This film treats about every social problems in our modern societies: solitude, lack of love, lack of work, lack of understanding, lack of appreciation.

Some of the characters are a little bit cliches, but most of them give a very very good interpretation. I also think that the cliches are very acceptable because the whole atmosphere of the movie is very surrealistic.

Look out for the scene with the parents. It's my personal favorite.