Up and Down

Up and Down

1993 · 84 min · ★ 4.9 · Comedy, TV Movie

A bicycle race is held every year in a pass of the Alps called Parpaillon. With the energy of a skillful cyclist perhaps as a great tribute to François, the mailman played by Tati in The Big Day, Moullet makes a comedy by pedaling at a pace that allows him to reinvent the possibilities of film gags.

Directed by Luc Moullet · Written by Luc Moullet

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