La Soupe aux choux (1981)

Directed by

Jean Girault

Genre

comedy film, science fiction film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

6

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 946 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two elderly farmers in the French countryside discover a strange cabbage soup has unexpected effects, attracting an alien visitor. Their simple lives are disrupted when they accidentally contact an extraterrestrial being. The story focuses on their friendship and the odd events that follow.

quirkylightheartedwhimsicalslow-pacedmildly absurdnostalgicearthygentle comedy

What happens

La Soupe aux choux (French pronunciation: [la sup o ʃu], lit. 'Cabbage Soup') is a 1981 French science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Jean Girault, based on the 1980 novel by René Fallet. It was the second to last movie made by French comedian Louis de Funès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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