Gros câlin

Gros câlin — Plot

Monsieur Cousin, a lonely Parisian statistician, shares his small apartment with a python named Gros-Câlin, seeking warmth and companionship. Infatuated with his coworker, Mlle Dreyfus, he awkwardly tries to win her affection, misinterpreting social cues and struggling with human connection. His eccentric attachment to the snake alienates him further, as his longing for intimacy blurs the line between reality and fantasy. Despite seeking advice and making misguided attempts at love, he remains isolated. The film follows his tragicomic struggle, ending ambiguously as he grapples with his unfulfilled need for human warmth.

• Release date
• December 5, 1979
• Runtime
• 95 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• Jean-Pierre Rawson

Gros câlin — Cast

Jean Carmet Emile Cousin Marthe Villalonga Mrs. Astrid Francis Perrin The taxi driver Alvaro Vitali Stretcher bearer

E

Enrico Maria Salerno The President Nino Manfredi Parisi

V

Véronique Mucret Irénée Dreyfuss Jeanne Herviale La concierge d'Irène