Like a Turtle on Its Back

Year: 1978

Runtime: 110 mins

Language: French

Director: Luc Béraud

DramaComedy

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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