During the heat wave of the 76 summer, a family of Parisians turns up at Le Rocher Abraham, a picturesque village in Brittany where time seems frozen, not far from Mont Saint-Michel and Saint-Malo.
Expect a deliberate but excessive avalanche of clichés and stereotypes. At first, the manifold characters are rather endearing. Then you will probably be quickly irritated by the good Samaritan who brings a providential help to the local rednecks. Pathetically appalling! Not to mention, even if it's clearly secondary, plethoric anachronisms such as: Dave's Vanina was released in 1977, the law Veil was presented at the National Assembly on November 1974 and then promulgated in January 1975, ...
As a synthesis, I liked the performances of Julie Gayet and Gérard Darmon, the 70's dress code, the vintage cars and the typical old houses of Brittany. But the film sorely lacks of subtlety and suffers from an excess of naivety. 3/4 of 10
Expect a deliberate but excessive avalanche of clichés and stereotypes. At first, the manifold characters are rather endearing. Then you will probably be quickly irritated by the good Samaritan who brings a providential help to the local rednecks. Pathetically appalling! Not to mention, even if it's clearly secondary, plethoric anachronisms such as: Dave's Vanina was released in 1977, the law Veil was presented at the National Assembly on November 1974 and then promulgated in January 1975, ...
As a synthesis, I liked the performances of Julie Gayet and Gérard Darmon, the 70's dress code, the vintage cars and the typical old houses of Brittany. But the film sorely lacks of subtlety and suffers from an excess of naivety. 3/4 of 10
