Sur un air d'autoroute

Jun 28 2000 N/A 1h 30m
Comedy, Fantasy

A man discovers he's no longer as close to his ear as he once was in this absurdist comedy. Jeff is minding his own business when a phonograph record tossed from a passing car accidentally cuts off his ear. The ear falls into traffic, gets stuck on the windshield of another vehicle, and begins a long, strange journey, passing from car to car and hand to hand across the country. Jeff, however, can still hear whatever his separated ear is picking up, and is trying to follow the sounds in hopes of catching up with his former body part. However, a doctor warns him he only has a few hours to find his ear, otherwise reattachment will be impossible; in the meantime, Jeff's former girlfriend wastes several of his precious minutes with a discussion about the notion of giving their relationship another try.

Plot

Jeff is doing his first day of work on the highway. He was hired as a maintenance agent to see his old love, Périnne, who works at the toll. While picking up blocks on the emergency lane, his left ear is severed by a disc accidentally ejected from a car window. First shocked by the accident, Jeff realizes shortly after that he continues to hear from a distance with his ear cut off. Jeff begins to search for his ear, letting himself be guided by the sounds he hears.

Written by

Thierry Boscheron, Philippe Chazarenc, Philippe Donzelot

Directed by

Thierry Boscheron

Cast

Sacha Bourdo, Aure Atika, Marie-France Pisier

Crew

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Languages

Français

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
51
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA