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Le pique-nique de Lulu Kreutz (2000)

102 min · Comedy

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Directors

Didier Martiny

Cast

Philippe Noiret, Carole Bouquet, Niels Arestrup, Stéphane Audran, Michel Aumont, Judith Magre, Johan Leysen, Gabriel Garran

A mountain picnic reunites a celebrated cellist, his estranged former love, and the people connected to them.

The story

Celebrated cellist Jascha Steg is due to give the final concert of an international tour in Évian. His parents and uncle have arrived to hear him and spend a few hours together, making the reunion a rare and welcome occasion. They also reunite with Lulu Kreutz, a lifelong friend. Anna, a violinist in the orchestra, is there as well; Jascha is still deeply in love with her, though she has ended their relationship. Anna arrives with Primo, her husband. Lulu proposes a mountain picnic that brings this circle of people together.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

The celebrated cellist Jascha Steg is to give the final concert of an international tour in Évian. His parents and his uncle have come to hear him and spend a few hours with him. Everyone is delighted by this reunion, which has become so rare. Another reunion brings his parents together with Lulu Kreutz, a lifelong friend. Anna is there too, a violinist in the orchestra, with whom Jascha is still madly in love, although she has ended their relationship. Anna is accompanied by Primo, her husband. The mountain picnic proposed by Lulu will bring together all these people who love one another but are kept apart by time.

Genres

Comedy

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