Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.
Director:
Michel GondryWriter:
Michel Gondry
From metacritic.com
Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Ange Dargent | ... | Daniel |
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Théophile Baquet | ... | Théo (as Theophile Baquet) |
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Diane Besnier | ... | Laura |
Audrey Tautou | ... | Marie-Thérèse | |
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Vincent Lamoureux | ... | Steve |
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Agathe Peigney | ... | Agathe |
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Douglas Brosset | ... | Oscar |
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Charles Raymond | ... | Kevin |
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Ferdinand Roux-Balme | ... | Simon |
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Marc Delarue | ... | Romain |
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Ely Penh | ... | Le chef de bande |
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Laurent Poitrenaux | ... | Le dentiste |
Jana Bittnerová | ... | Madame Leloir (as Jana Bittnerova) | |
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Zimsky | ... | Monsieur Leloir |
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Fabio Zenoni | ... | Christian |
Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.
Microbe is the nickname for Daniel as he is the smallest in his class. A thinker and a bit of an artist he doesn't really fit in all that well with the other kids. Then one day a new boy starts school. This is Theo and he has to help his father in his shop, so turns up at school smelling of petrol – and thereby gets the nickname 'Gasoline'. They know they are unappreciated in a sea of mediocrity with their fellow class mates but can not think what to do about it.
However Theo is also a bit of a mechanic and they hit upon the great – if unoriginal idea – to run away; or rather drive away from home. What follows is a very entertaining and engaging road trip of a movie but with an awful lot of differences and some great performances too.
This is well made and does have some laugh out loud moments but it is not a rip roarin comedy extravaganza. That said I really enjoyed it – director Michel Gondry manages to capture that fleeting innocence and anomie that causes kids to bond with each other – recommended to fans of European cinema and those who just like a feel good film.