Avida (2006)

The kidnapping of a plump billionaire's dog by a deaf-mute and 2 ketamine addicts goes wrong. The wealthy woman takes advantage of the situation to make them fullfil her last wishes.

Directors:

Gustave de Kervern, Benoît Delépine

Writers:

Benoît Delépine, Gustave de Kervern

Stars:

Anselme, Fernando Arrabal, Anne Benett

Cast

Credited cast:
Anselme	...	Le chanteur de faïence
Fernando Arrabal	...	Le picador suicidaire
Anne Benett	...	La nounou distraite
Beu	...	L'enfant
Jean-Claude Carrière	...	Le riche paranoîaque
Claude Chabrol	...	Le zoophile débonnaire
Marie-Françoise Comble	...	La coupeuse de langue
Julie Conte	...	La belle jeune fille
Velvet D'Amour	...	Avida (as Velvet)
Gustave de Kervern	...	Le captif sourd muet
Robert Dehoux	...	L'armoire qui parle
Benoît Delépine	...	L'homme à la tete de scotch
Albert Dupontel	...	Le garde du corps maladroit
Emlesma	...	Le dieu de la fondue
Emma1212	...	L'embrassée résistante

Storyline

The kidnapping of a plump billionaire's dog by a deaf-mute and 2 ketamine addicts goes wrong. The wealthy woman takes advantage of the situation to make them fullfil her last wishes.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | kidnapping | billionaire | experimental film | surrealism | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

English Spanish French

Release Date:

13 September 2006 (France)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MNP Entreprise, StudioCanal

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title "Avida" is inspired by the nickname André Breton gave to 'Salvador Dali', "Avida Dollars" which actually is the anagram of the painter's name.

User Reviews

Neverending nonsense.

Avida is a game of words mingling life and eagerness, but I personally think this movie was overblown by its ambition and does not make justice to its title. It gathers a set of awkward characters united by unbelievable links. Furthermore, the way everything is connected at the end is, in my opinion, a bit pathetic. What remains of it was a set of images... an interesting one, but not enough to make this a good movie.

I believe this film is supposed to be a comedy, but I surely didn't noticed! The nonsense and caricatural nature of the movie is actually the only good thing about it, but when it drags on an on and on it becomes no longer bearable. I have to say I fought hard to continue seeing it until the end, and I am still not sure it was worth it...