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Like a Turtle on Its Back (1978) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1978 · 110 mins · French
- Directed by
- Luc Béraud
- Starring
- Claude Miller, Bernadette Lafont, Josiane Balasko, Etienne Chicot, Michel Blanc, Christian Clavier
Struggling with a severe case of writer’s block, a young author who has only one novel to his name watches his life unravel. He attempts every known cure—and invents a few absurd ones—in a comedic series of missteps. After losing his girlfriend, his apartment, and ending up homeless and in hospital, he finally finds the spark to write again.
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