Plot and dialogue take a back seat to a series of inventive sight gags that unspool with effortless charm. An ensemble cast of talented amateurs is in top form.
This is a big-hearted film with admirable ambitions, and the ending is appropriately bittersweet, with victory and comeuppance occupying the same time and frame.
Production Company
Pierre Grise Productions,
Carac Films,
Alia Film,
Istituto Luce,
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC),
FMB Films,
Canal+,
RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana,
Cofimage 10,
Eurimages,
Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep),
Office Fédéral de la Culture,
Département Fédéral de l'Intérieur,
RSI-Radiotelevisione Svizzera