París-Tombuctú

París-Tombuctú

113 mins | Comedy | Sept. 10, 1999

The frustration and vital weariness of Michel des Assantes, a prestigious plastic surgeon in Paris, is unbearable: he has a wife whom he does not love, a son who is foreign to him and friends whom he despises but, at the same time, he is incapable of taking his own life. One day, he buys a bike from a bizarre cyclist who was to make the Paris-Timbuktu route and sets out to make the journey: then, Timbuktu becomes for him the Promised Land.

París-Tombuctú

113 mins | Comedy | Sept. 10, 1999

París-Tombuctú
The frustration and vital weariness of Michel des Assantes, a prestigious plastic surgeon in Paris, is unbearable: he has a wife whom he does not love, a son who is foreign to him and friends whom he despises but, at the same time, he is incapable of taking his own life. One day, he buys a bike from a bizarre cyclist who was to make the Paris-Timbuktu route and sets out to make the journey: then, Timbuktu becomes for him the Promised Land.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Freedonia Films, Anola Films, Calabuch Films
Original title París-Tombuctú
Directors Luis García Berlanga
Writers Javier G. Amezua, Antonio Gómez Rufo, Jorge Berlanga, Luis García Berlanga

Cast

Michel Piccoli

as Michel des Assantes

Concha Velasco

as Trini

Amparo Soler Leal

as Encarna

Juan Diego

as Boronat

Santiago Segura

as Cura

Antonio Resines

as Ciclista

Eusebio Lázaro

as Vicente

Luis Ciges

as Bahamonde

Fedra Lorente

as Benilde