Microbe et Gasoil (2015)

Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.

Director:

Michel Gondry

Writer:

Michel Gondry

Stars:

Ange Dargent, Théophile Baquet, Diane Besnier

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ange Dargent	...	Daniel
Théophile Baquet	...	Théo
Diane Besnier	...	Laura
Audrey Tautou	...	Marie-Thérèse
Vincent Lamoureux	...	Steve
Agathe Peigney	...	Agathe
Douglas Brosset	...	Oscar
Charles Raymond	...	Kevin
Ferdinand Roux-Balme	...	Simon
Marc Delarue	...	Romain
Ely Penh	...	Le chef de bande
Laurent Poitrenaux	...	Le dentiste
Jana Bittnerova	...	Madame Leloir
Zimsky	...	Monsieur Leloir
Fabio Zenoni	...	Christian

Storyline

Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to thomas muller | reference to zlatan ibrahimovic | vehicle | erotic drawing | masturbation | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sex-related material involving young teens

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

8 July 2015 (France)

Also Known As:

Microbe & Gasoline

Filming Locations:

Versailles, Yvelines, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,593, 29 July 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$57,491, 29 July 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Partizan, StudioCanal, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Theo urges Daniel to enter a drawing contest for kids though he's overage, since he looks much younger with his "gueule d'ange d'argent" ("silver angel face"). Daniel is performed by young actor Ange Dargent so the joke about his face is true on more than one level.

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Connections

Spoofs Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990)

User Reviews

Simples

Sorry for my bad English. I wanted to write in Portuguese only to show the scope of this incredible film of Michel Gondry. At least the films co-produced by France I have been watching, seeking simplicity to tell a simpler story of characters that easily identify. This is the case here, too. Forget Gondry full of tricks is in The Science Of Sleep or Mood Indigo. Gondry just want us to know two amazing figures and this plays attention entirely on them. Sure, it's Michel Gondry. Their follies are there too. Whether in an airplane landing gear aft or own "car home," but still holding on is Theo, is Daniel. It's an honest story - honest conversations, honest performances - which depicts a phase of our lives that we should not tarnish what we're building inside of us. It is without doubt the best Gondry script. The dialogs are an amazing naturalness; well placed jokes, drama in some extent anyway. It's about life, but not at any time try to understand it, but I went with it with all the questions we encounter along the way. I hope the next Michel Gondry's work is so personal and sincere as this road movie. I even love the One Mind Eternal Sunshine Spotless or The Science of Sleep, I think this idea so simple has captivated me more than I can imagine. Even Gondry understood the need to be simple, because maybe that's what it's about life. The simplicity of a friendship.