Five Funny French Films: The Elk (Lelan)
- When
- March 05, 2016
- Where
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Museum of Fine Arts Houston – Brown Auditorium
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston,TX 77006 - Cost
- $2 - $1001
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents Five Funny French Films. Standing-room-only audiences have enjoyed this popular film series, now making its sixth appearance. Don’t miss the uniquely French sense of humor in these Houston premieres.
Presented with generous support from L’Alliance Française de Houston; Nina and Michael Zilkha.
The Elk (L’élan)
Directed by Étienne Labroue
2015, in French with English subtitles
France
82 minutes
Comedy fuses with science fiction in this quirky film about the chaos that ensues when an “elk” (in effect, a tall individual who wears a coat, does not speak, and has an elk’s head and antlers) emerges from the forest near a small town.
Accepted by a family who interacts with him as if nothing is unusual, they initially shelter their guest from their neighbors. But not for long!
Meanwhile a handsome television presenter arrives, seeking his daughter, while an “extra-human life expert” pontificates about alien invasions, and an ominous giant rock circles overhead.
In his highly original debut feature, Labroue enlists a remarkable cast (Aurélia Petit, Olivier Broche, François Morel) to enact an absurdist story with hints of Monty Python.
