France / Belgium,
2013, 131 min
Directed by:
Michel GondryScreenplay:
Luc BossiCinematography:
Christophe BeaucarneComposer:
Étienne CharryCast:
Audrey Tautou, Romain Duris, Omar Sy, Gad Elmaleh, Alain Chabat, Charlotte Le Bon, Aïssa Maïga, Philippe Torreton, Natacha Régnier, Sacha Bourdo (more)VOD (1)
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The surreal and poetic tale of Colin, an idealistic and inventive young man, and Chloé, a young woman who seems like the physical embodiment of the eponymous Duke Ellington tune. Their idyllic marriage is turned on its head when Chloé falls sick with a water lily growing in her lung. To pay for her medical bills in this fantasy version of Paris, Colin must go out to work in a series of increasingly absurd jobs, while around them, their apartment disintegrates and their friends, including the talented Nicolas, and Chick – a huge fan of the philosopher Jean-Sol Partre – go to pieces. (official distributor synopsis)
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