Un indien dans la ville (1994) Directed by Hervé Palud
Comedy
aka: Little Indian, Big City
Film Synopsis
Stéphane Marchado, an international trader who is addicted to living
life in the fast lane, finds himself in a quandary when his girlfriend Charlotte
insists that they get married. The problem is that Stéphane
is already married, although he hasn't seen his wife Patricia for thirteen
years, not since the day she walked out on him without leaving a forwarding
address. Patricia, it seems, is now living happily in a village deep
in the Amazonian rain forest. Without delay, Stéphane sets off
to find her and persuade her to agree to an amicable divorce. Patricia
has no intention of returning to the man she has grown to despise and so
is more than willing to give Stéphane what he wants.
The one thing that Stéphane hasn't bargained on is the revelation
that he has a young son, Mimi-Siku, who is equally oblivious to his existence.
It seems that the jungle boy has a burning desire to see the big city for
himself, so, on the pretext of establishing some kind of paternal rapport
with the child, Stéphane invites him to spend a few days with him
in Paris. Arrayed in his usual jungle attire, Mimi-Siku suffers far
less from the ensuing clash of cultures than his father. Within a few
days, the mischievous little boy succeeds in completely upending the lives
of Stéphane and his business partner Richard, just as these two stand
to lose a fortune through a mistimed business deal...
Script: Igor Aptekman, Philippe Bruneau, Thierry Lhermitte, Hervé Palud
Cinematographer: Fabio Conversi
Music: Tonton David,
Manu Katché,
Geoffrey Oryema
Cast:Thierry Lhermitte (Stephen),
Patrick Timsit (Richard),
Ludwig Briand (Mimi-Siku),
Miou-Miou (Patricia),
Arielle Dombasle (Charlotte),
Tolsty (Pavel),
Sonia Vollereaux (Marie),
Jackie Berroyer (Jonavisky),
Marc de Jonge (Rossberg),
Louba Guertchikoff (Mrs. Godette),
Philippe Bruneau (Mr. Marshal),
Dominique Besnehard (Master Dong),
Cheik Doukouré (Mr. Bonaventure),
Marie-Charlotte Leclaire (Rossberg's Secretary),
Olga Jirouskova (Sonia Koutchnoukov),
Chick Ortega (Russian),
Paco Portero (The Snake Man),
Sonia Lezinska (Stewardess),
Marc Brunet (Policeman),
Olivier Hémon (Policeman)
Country: France
Language: French / Russian
Support: Color
Runtime: 90 min
Aka:Little Indian, Big City
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