This French-German-Belgian thriller, reminiscent of Misery (1990) and The Collector (1965), begins after Fred Astaire-fan Clement (Jean Rochefort) invites comic-book artist Luc (Guillaume Canet) to Sunday dinner with Clement and his wife Violette. Luc's girlfriend Margot announces her pregnancy, prompting Luc to forget about the invitation, but Clement insists that Luc join him. After Luc arrives and sees that Violette is only a life-size plastic doll, he decides to leave but gets clobbered on the head. Awakening, he finds he's been handcuffed to the bathroom sink and gagged. Cruelties ensue, with crazed Clement getting visionary advice from both Astaire and Violette. Award-winning composer-arranger-orchestrator Philippe Haim made his feature directorial debut with this drama, and music is very much a part of the film from Haim's score and music-box melodies to tap dancing, honky-tonk piano, and a full musical comedy production number.
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Guillaume Canet as Luc
Jean Rochefort as Monsieur Clément
Claire Keim as Margot
Michel Scourneau as Hallucination Clément
Rose Thiéry as Concierge
Cécile Cotte as Voisine repasseuse
Philippe Lefebvre as Pierre
Karine Nuris as Caroline
Marc-André Brunet as Le chef des pompiers
Franck Stepler as L'animateur télé
Mariame Kadi as La chanteuse
Tonio Descanvelle as Employé EDF
Katia Schuchman as La voisine du rez-de-chaussée
Daniel Guthmann as Pompier
Jochen Müller as Pompier
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