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Like a Turtle on Its Back

Like a Turtle on Its Back

La Tortue sur le dos
4.4 (7) ·1978 ·110 min ·Movie
Drama Comedy

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.

Top Cast

Jean-François Stévenin
Jean-François Stévenin
Paul
Bernadette Lafont
Bernadette Lafont
Camille
Virginie Thévenet
Virginie Thévenet
Nathalie
Claude Miller
Claude Miller
Pierre
Sandy Whitelaw
Sandy Whitelaw
Prokosch
Valérie Quennessen
Valérie Quennessen
Nietzsche Student
Marion Game
Marion Game
Sylvie
Etienne Chicot
Etienne Chicot
Jean-Louis 2
Jenny Clève
Jenny Clève
Germaine
Michel Blanc
Michel Blanc
le fêtard qui lit

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