Rémy Bassano is an ordinary kind of guy. He lives in
Paris, is married, has two children, and earns his living by restoring
works of art. His future will be anything but ordinary. On
the day his wife tells him that she is going to leave him, his workshop
is flooded and Rémy finds himself in the firing line of his
irate clients and insurers. Hoping for some tea and
sympathy, he visits his parents and suddenly finds himself in a
parallel world. In the village of Bégamini, Rémy is
welcomed as a hero by the indigenous a tribe, who believe that he will
liberate them from their tyrannical ruler Zotan...
Since the 1920s, Hollywood has dominated the film industry, but that doesn't mean American cinema is all bad - America has produced so many great films that you could never watch them all in one lifetime.
In the 1940s, the shadowy, skewed visual style of 1920s German expressionism was taken up by directors of American thrillers and psychological dramas, creating that distinctive film noir look.
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.