Film Synopsis
Since her wealthy husband Gepetto left her some years ago after a far from
harmonious marriage, Chouquette has lived alone in her large house situated
on a Breton island, her only companion being her ever-faithful pet seal.
Every year for the past three years, she has organised a surprise birthday
party in Gepetto's honour, but to her disappointment he has always failed
to show up, and neither have the other guests she went to the trouble of
inviting. This year, however, things are different. Diane, her
husband's former mistress, has turned up, accompanied by her mother Jacqueline.
Also in attendance is Chouquette's five-year-old grandson, who never seems
to be lost for words. It seems the garrulous little boy was recently
expelled from a summer camp after catching chickenpox, having been dumped
there so that his mother and her husband could go off and do some missionary
work in Africa. Chouquette has incurred the expense of building a cabin
for her husband, so the prospect of him not turning up for the fourth year in
a row is not one she is willing to entertain...
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Film Credits
- Director: Patrick Godeau
- Script: Natalie Carter (screenplay),
Emilie Frèche (novel),
Patrick Godeau (screenplay)
- Cinematographer: Lubomir Bakchev
- Cast: Antonin Brunelle-Rémy (Lucas),
Sabine Azéma (Chouquette),
Michèle Laroque (Diane),
Michèle Moretti (Jacqueline),
Pierre Aucaigne (Jay)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 83 min