Le schpountz (1999)
- Original title
- Le Schpountz
- Directed by
- Gérard Oury
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Rating
- 4.3 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man dreams of being an actor and avoids working in his family's grocery shop. He gets tricked by a film crew into believing he has a real acting contract and goes to Paris.
lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulmildly absurdeasygoinghopefulcomicalgently satirical
What happens
Le schpountz is a 1999 French film directed by Gérard Oury (a remake of the 1938 film Le Schpountz by Marcel Pagnol). Irénée does not want to work in his uncle's grocery shop and spends his time dreaming of becoming an actor. Irénée's chance comes when a crew of movie makers came to his little village. Irénée begins to go overboard to get noticed, which earns him the traditional joke reserved to a "schpountz" (naive person): a phoney contract and a departure for Paris. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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