The Jungle (2006)
"La jungle" (original title)

In Paris, Vincent Larchet and Mathias Warkhevytch have been best friends since childhood. They share a rented apartment belonging to Vincent's father, who is an important anesthetist of a ... See full summary »

Director:

Matthieu Delaporte

Writers:

Matthieu Delaporte, Julien Rappeneau,

Stars:

Patrick Mille, Guillaume Gallienne, Olivia Magnani

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Mille	...	Vincent Larchet
Guillaume Gallienne	...	Mathias Warkhevytch
Olivia Magnani	...	Alessia Massari
Sophie Cattani	...	Christine Moretti
Guy Bedos	...	Le père de Vincent
Anémone	...	La mère de Mathias
Antoine Oppenheim	...	Hugo
Élise Otzenberger	...	Aurélie
Yvon Martin	...	Christophe
Olivia Dessolin	...	Justine
Vincent Berger	...	Eric
Eleonore Pourriat	...	Coralie
Miren Pradier	...	La première fille de la boîte
Gaëlle Malpaux	...	La deuxième fille de la boîte
Lara Guirao	...	Mme Carle

Storyline

In Paris, Vincent Larchet and Mathias Warkhevytch have been best friends since childhood. They share a rented apartment belonging to Vincent's father, who is an important anesthetist of a hospital in Paris, and with whom Vincent does not have a good relationship. Vincent does not work or study, having left Law School after being dumped by his girlfriend Alessia Massari. He is a selfish liar, cheater, lazy and disloyal man that likes to criticize others to protect himself. However, he is worshiped by Mathias, who misses his former girlfriend, Natacha, and is working on a never ending thesis. On Matthias' birthday, Vincent breaks into his father's apartment to celebrate with his friends, but his father unexpectedly returns from a trip and finds a complete mess. He challenges Vincent and Matthias to survive in the streets of Paris for seven days and seven nights with seven Euros. They accept the bet and along the period, Vincent learns the value of the unconditional friendship and ...

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Plot Keywords:

location in title | two word title

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Taglines:

Ils Ont Fait Un Pari Stupide: Survivre 7 Jours Avec 7 Euros! (They Made a Stupid Bet: To survive 7 Days With 7 Euros!)

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

SND [France]

Country:

Luxembourg France

Language:

French

Release Date:

12 July 2006 (France)

Also Known As:

Abondonados na Selva

Company Credits

Production Co:

Onyx Films, Luxanimation, SND

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Despite the Original Premise, It Is neither Funny nor Dramatic

In Paris, Vincent Larchet (Patrick Mille) and Mathias Warkhevytch (Guillaume Gallienne) are best friends since their childhood and they share a rented apartment that belongs to Vincent's father, who is an important anesthetist of a hospital in Paris and with whom Vincent does not have a good relationship. Vincent does not work or study and he quited the Law School after being left by his girlfriend Alessia Massari (Olivia Magnani); he is a selfish liar, cheater, lazy and disloyal man that likes to criticize the others to protect himself. However, he is worshiped by Mathias, who misses his former girlfriend Natacha (Valérie Bonneton) and is working in a never ending thesis. On the day of Matthias's birthday, Vincent breaks in the apartment of his father to celebrate with his friends, but his father unexpectedly returns from a trip and finds a complete mess. He challenges Vincent and Matthias to survive in the streets of Paris for seven days and seven nights with seven Euros. They accept the bet and along the period, Vincent learns the value of the unconditional friendship and loyalty.

"La Jungle" has an interesting and original premise: how to survive for seven days with seven Euros in Paris. However, despite of the good premise, this movie does not work well since it is neither funny as a comedy nor dramatic as a drama; actually is shallow and boring in some moments. The greatest problem is the unpleasant and non-charismatic character Vincent – the guy does not have any good quality, actually he is a scum. Matthias saves part of the plot since this one is charismatic and attracts the sympathy of the audience. The writer and director Mathieu Delaporte wrote and directed with a too heavy hand this feature. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "Duros em Paris" ("Broken in Paris")