Drôle de Félix

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Felix and Daniel live in Dieppe. Thanks to a series of circumstances, Felix is able to realise a plan he has been contemplating for a long time, namely, to travel to Marseille to visit the father he has never met. But Felix is a bit of a dreamer by nature, and so, instead of taking a train directly to his destination, he elects to simply set off, willy-nilly. This method of travel involves ‘borrowing’ the odd car or two. The magic of spring, the countryside and the various encounters he experiences along the way delay his journey. He may have embarked upon his trip in order to get to know his real-life father, but, as the journey progresses, he begins to create an entire ideal imaginary family in his head that includes a little brother, a grandmother, a cousin, a sister...

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  • Runtime

    97 min
  • Country

    France
  • Year of Presentation

    2000
  • Year of Production

    1999
  • Director

    Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
  • Cast

    Sami Bouajila, Patachou, Ariane Ascaride, Pierre-Loup Rajot, Maurice Bénichou, Charly Sergue
  • Production Company

    Les Films Pelleas
  • Berlinale Section

    Panorama
  • Berlinale Category

    Feature Film
  • Teddy Award Winner

    TEDDY Readers Award, Teddy Jury Award

Biography Olivier Ducastel

Olivier Ducastel Born in Lyon, France in 1962, he studied film and theatre at the University of Paris III. He was made head of the directing department at La Fémis in 2013.

Filmography Olivier Ducastel

1998 Jeanne et le garçon formidable | 2002 Ma vraie vie à Rouen | 2008 Nés en 68 | 2019 Haut perchés

Biography Jacques Martineau

 Born in Montpellier, France in 1963, he studied literature and,
in 1994, completed a PhD on Honoré de Balzac. He has been collaborating with Olivier Ducastel since 1995 and they won a Teddy Award in 2000 for DROLE DE FELIX (FUNNY FELIX). Most recently, their film L’ARBRE ET LA FORÊT (FAMILY TREE) screened in the Berlinale Panorama in 2010.

Filmography Jacques Martineau

1998 Jeanne et le garçon formidable | 2002 Ma vraie vie à Rouen | 2008 Nés en 68 | 2019 Haut perchés