It took seven years of reflection before a director dared to tackle the adaptation of Fabcaro's cult graphic novel,
Zaï zaï zaï zaï
.
This comic strip, which happily digs the furrow of “non-sensical” Monty Python-style humor, had the tenacious reputation of being unsuitable.
And then François Desagnat
(La Beuze, The 11 Commandments)
took over the project.
At first glance, we fear the worst.
We are wrong.
With Jean-Paul Rouve, Julie Depardieu, Ramzi Bedia or Yolande Moreau, Desagnat goes on an adventure while
"whistling up there on the hill",
as in the song by Joe Dassin, which provides its title to the work.
The result is quite amazing.
Funny, caustic, poetic, at times even surreal, Desagnat's film surprises while remaining very faithful to the spirit of the original work.
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