Fonzy is the name under which Diego Costa made a habit of donating
sperm twenty years ago to a medical research facility. Now, aged
42, he works as a deliveryman for the family fish business, an arrested
adolescent who shows no desire to grow up. When his partner Elsa
tells him that she is pregnant with his child his past suddenly comes
back to haunt him. Diego discovers that he has fathered 533
children, of which 143 are keen to discover the real identity of
Fonzy...
In the 1910s, French cinema led the way with a new industry which actively encouraged innovation. From the serials of Louis Feuillade to the first auteur pieces of Abel Gance, this decade is rich in cinematic marvels.
Science-fiction came into its own in B-movies of the 1950s, but it remains a respected and popular genre, bursting into the mainstream in the late 1970s.
From its birth in 1895, cinema has been an essential part of French culture. Now it is one of the most dynamic, versatile and important of the arts in France.