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Avida

  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
685
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Avida (2006)
Dark ComedyComedy

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.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.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
    • Benoît Delépine
    • Gustave Kervern
  • Writers
    • Benoît Delépine
    • Gustave Kervern
  • Stars
    • Anselme
    • Fernando Arrabal
    • Anne Benett
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    685
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Benoît Delépine
      • Gustave Kervern
    • Writers
      • Benoît Delépine
      • Gustave Kervern
    • Stars
      • Anselme
      • Fernando Arrabal
      • Anne Benett
    • 6User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Anselme
    • Le chanteur de faïence
    Fernando Arrabal
    Fernando Arrabal
    • Le picador suicidaire
    Anne Benett
    • La nounou distraite
    Beu
    • L'enfant
    Jean-Claude Carrière
    Jean-Claude Carrière
    • Le riche paranoîaque
    Claude Chabrol
    Claude Chabrol
    • Le zoophile débonnaire
    Marie-Françoise Comble
    • La coupeuse de langue
    Julie Conte
    • La belle jeune fille
    Velvet D'Amour
    Velvet D'Amour
    • Avida
    • (as Velvet)
    Robert Dehoux
    • L'armoire qui parle
    Benoît Delépine
    Benoît Delépine
    • L'homme à la tete de scotch
    Albert Dupontel
    Albert Dupontel
    • Le garde du corps maladroit
    Emlesma
    • Le dieu de la fondue
    Emma1212
    • L'embrassée résistante
    Rémo Forlani
    • L'inquiétant directeur
    Jean-Pierre Galland
    • Le survivant
    Benoit Jaubert
    Benoit Jaubert
    • L'homme caché
    • (as Benoît Jaubert)
    Pierre Jean
    • Le tatoué ténébreux
    • Directors
      • Benoît Delépine
      • Gustave Kervern
    • Writers
      • Benoît Delépine
      • Gustave Kervern
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    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Delépine/Kervern - Échappements libres (2016)

    User reviews6

    Featured review
    4/10

    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...
    • cyanopicacyana
    • Oct 9, 2006
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    • Release date
      • September 13, 2006 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Авида
    • Production companies
      • MNP Entreprise
      • StudioCanal
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • DTS

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