Like a Turtle on Its Back (1978)

Name: Like a Turtle on Its Back
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1978-09-27
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Jean-François Stévenin, Bernadette Lafont, Virginie Thévenet, Claude Miller, Sandy Whitelaw

Unable to put a single word on paper, a youngish man with one novel to his credit finds that his life is crumbling to ruins around him because of his severe case of writer's block. He tries every remedy known to man and makes up a few new ones in this comedy. All his efforts are futile: he loses his girlfriend and his apartment and has a succession of misadventures until finally, homeless and hospitalized, he rediscovers his inspiration.

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Released 1978-09-27 · 110 min · Drama, Comedy

Directed by Luc Béraud

Cast

Jean-François Stévenin as Paul
Bernadette Lafont as Camille
Virginie Thévenet as Nathalie
Claude Miller as Pierre
Sandy Whitelaw as Prokosch
Valérie Quennessen as Nietzsche Student
Marion Game as Sylvie
Etienne Chicot as Jean-Louis 2
Jenny Clève as Germaine
Michel Blanc as le fêtard qui lit
Josiane Balasko as une fêtarde dans la voiture
Marie-Anne Chazel as une fêtarde dans la voiture
Christian Clavier as un fêtard dans la voiture
Bruno Moynot
Denise Bonal as l'hôtelière