La Symphonie du hanneton

It starts in one room: a young man in pajamas lies down and sleeps. He agitates, turns, returns. He is recovering, sits on his bed and a cloud of smoke is coming from his skull, he loses an arm, a leg. He enters a fantasy world where all objects come to life. The swallowed pillow passes his door, a reflection of the mirror emancipates, the portrait of the table rebels and sings his dismay. Dishes and utensils are transformed into a fabulous bestiary where dragon and rhinos are fighting. Gags in cascade, anachronistic nose-feet in acrobatics, juggling on the trapeze, dancing lyric songs, James Thiérrée puts the reality upside down and takes us into a surreal and dreamlike symphony played by interpreters to staggering energy.

• Release date
• January 1, 1998
• Runtime
• 75 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Music
• Director
• Patrick Czaplinski

Cast

James Thierrée Le dormeur Raphaëlle Boitel L'araignée

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Magnus Jakobsson Le reflet

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Uma Ysamat La chanteuse