Passe montagne (1978)
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Jean-François Stévenin, Jacques Villeret
When a stranded Parisian architect meets a divorced mechanic in the Jura, a roadside breakdown opens the door to an unusual friendship.
The story
Serge, a divorced mechanic in a Jura hamlet, meets Georges, a Parisian architect whose car has broken down on the highway. Serge tows the car and puts him up. As they become friends, Serge tells Georges about his search for an unknown valley he calls the “magic hollow,” and the wooden bird he has built to explore it.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Serge (Jean-François Stévenin), a divorced mechanic, lives in a hamlet in the Jura. On the highway, he meets Georges (Jacques Villeret), a Parisian architect whose car has broken down. Serge tows the car and puts Georges up. They become friends, and Serge tells him about his quest: he is looking for an unknown valley, the “magic hollow”; he has built a wooden bird to explore it. After repairing Georges’s vehicle, the two men set off into the forest and spend several days with the villagers.
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