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La cavale des fous

  • 1993
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
149
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Pierre Richard, Florence Pernel, Michel Piccoli, and Dominique Pinon in La cavale des fous (1993)
ComedyDrama

In this road comedy from France, the goal is a convent where a woman at death's door and the travelers are her husband (a philosopher who has been in a madhouse since trying to strangle the ... Read allIn this road comedy from France, the goal is a convent where a woman at death's door and the travelers are her husband (a philosopher who has been in a madhouse since trying to strangle the woman for adultery but who is now summoned to say goodbye to her), his sidekick from the m... Read allIn this road comedy from France, the goal is a convent where a woman at death's door and the travelers are her husband (a philosopher who has been in a madhouse since trying to strangle the woman for adultery but who is now summoned to say goodbye to her), his sidekick from the madhouse (a charming but ungovernable simpleton), his psychiatrist (the nebbish trying to k... Read all

  • Director
    • Marco Pico
  • Writers
    • Olivier Dazat
    • Pierre Richard
  • Stars
    • Pierre Richard
    • Michel Piccoli
    • Dominique Pinon
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    149
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marco Pico
    • Writers
      • Olivier Dazat
      • Pierre Richard
    • Stars
      • Pierre Richard
      • Michel Piccoli
      • Dominique Pinon
    • 1User review
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    Pierre Richard
    Pierre Richard
    • Bertrand Daumale
    Michel Piccoli
    Michel Piccoli
    • Henri Toussaint
    Dominique Pinon
    Dominique Pinon
    • Angel
    Florence Pernel
    Florence Pernel
    • Fabienne
    Edith Scob
    Edith Scob
    • Madame Toussaint
    Marc Betton
    • Verebelli
    Jacques Denis
    • Le contróleur SNCF
    Hélène Surgère
    Hélène Surgère
    • Edith Juillet
    Ronny Coutteure
    • Un routier
    • (as Ronny Couteure)
    Patrice Alexsandre
    • Schramm
    • (as Patrick Alexsandre)
    Jean-Paul Muel
    Jean-Paul Muel
    • Le passager cruciverbiste
    Jenny Clève
    Jenny Clève
    • La mére supérieure
    Daniel Martin
    Daniel Martin
    • L'infirmiere
    Jean-Claude Leguay
    Jean-Claude Leguay
    • L'infirmiere
    Jean-Quentin Châtelain
    • L'auto-stoppeur
    Jean-François Dérec
    • Le pompiste
    François Hadji-Lazaro
    François Hadji-Lazaro
    • Madame Marthe
    Bernard Bireaud
    • Le gérant du bar
    • Director
      • Marco Pico
    • Writers
      • Olivier Dazat
      • Pierre Richard
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    A little disturbing

    On the one hand, this is the sort of a comedy where an auto can run off the road and flip over and nobody's hurt. On the other hand, it begins and ends with some very realistic (or real) mentally deficient people and it doesn't seem to place much value on light-heartedness. Michel Piccoli as a man institutionalized for homicidal rage is not very frightening and certainly not very amusing; more than those, he's affecting. The movie may be trying for the sort of melancholy whimsy that succeeded in _King of Hearts_ (also about mental cases) but if so, it involves us too much in the sadness.
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    • Sep 27, 2002
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    • Release date
      • August 11, 1993 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Психи на воле
    • Filming locations
      • La Roche-Guyon, Val-d'Oise, France
    • Production companies
      • Fideline Films
      • France 2 Cinéma
      • Sofiarp
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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