The Secret Adventures of Gustave Klopp (2004)
"Narco" (original title)

Gus (played by Guillaume Canet) suffers from narcolepsy. He falls asleep all the time and has dreams about supermen from comics (Van Damme would play one of these supermen, a short & secret appearance).

Directors:

Tristan Aurouet, Gilles Lellouche

Writers:

Alain Attal (story), Philippe Lefebvre (story),

Stars:

Guillaume Canet, Zabou Breitman, Benoît Poelvoorde

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Guillaume Canet	...	Gus
Zabou Breitman	...	Paméla
Benoît Poelvoorde	...	Lenny Bar
Guillaume Gallienne	...	Samuel Pupkin
François Berléand	...	Guy Bennet
Jean-Pierre Cassel	...	Le père de Gus
Vincent Rottiers	...	Kevin
Léa Drucker	...	La jumelle patineuse
Gilles Lellouche	...	Le jumeau patineur
Jean-Noël Brouté	...	Le docteur 70's
Lionel Abelanski	...	Le directeur du supermarché
Philippe Lefebvre	...	Le prof de gym
Laurent Lafitte	...	L'animateur du karaté-show
Mélanie Doutey	...	La fille "moitié des choses"
Anne Marivin	...	La femme aux objets

Storyline

Gus (played by Guillaume Canet) suffers from narcolepsy. He falls asleep all the time and has dreams about supermen from comics (Van Damme would play one of these supermen, a short & secret appearance).

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Plot Keywords:

narcolepsy | dream | rebellious son | ice skating | adultery | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Mars Distribution [France]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

1 December 2004 (France)

Also Known As:

Die wunderbare Welt des Gustave Klopp

Filming Locations:

Chantilly, Oise, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$823,258 (France) (10 December 2004)

Gross:

$3,183,132 (Europe) (10 December 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Productions du Trésor, StudioCanal, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Big Lebowski (1998)

User Reviews

Poelvoorde's search in mediocrity

Don't misunderstand me. I liked the movie.

At first I was disappointed. I was mostly examining the flaws in the acting , the poverty of dialogues etc. And then, I don't know how, I was enjoying the film very much.

The way I see it, Poelvoorde's evolution in cinema is always aiming to get closer and closer to the poor simple guy, struggling to get a sense to his life. In that one we have three. Two are best friends, the third is Gus' wife. I won't spoil the story since I think it deserves to be seen, but they managed to give a true picture of very particular yet totally second-rate lives.

Despite the apparent poverty of the situation (except in Gus' dreams), there's a lot going on, many clichés and references to Tarantino's movie making as well. And Van Damme is perfect: a counsellor for a dumb clueless guy who thinks he's the best karateka in the world. I think he's got his place there too.

Pretty hard to get a clear opinion on this, there's a lot of mixed messages ... Once again I won't recommend it for people used to mainstream movies.

I gave it 8 out of 10