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Monsieur Cousin, a lonely Parisian statistician, shares his small apartment with a python named Gros-Câlin, seeking warmth and companionship. Infatuated with his coworker, Mlle Dreyfus, he awkwardly tries to win her affection, misinterpreting social cues and struggling with human connection. His eccentric attachment to the snake alienates him further, as his longing for intimacy blurs the line between reality and fantasy. Despite seeking advice and making misguided attempts at love, he remains isolated. The film follows his tragicomic struggle, ending ambiguously as he grapples with his unfulfilled need for human warmth.Read moreLess
Monsieur Cousin, a lonely Parisian statistician, shares his small apartment with a python named Gros-Câlin, seeking warmth and companionship. Infatuated with his coworker, Mlle Dreyfus, he awkwardly tries to win her affection, misinterpreting social cues and struggling with human connection. His eccentric attachment to the snake alienates him further, as his longing for intimacy blurs the line between reality and fantasy. Despite seeking advice and making misguided attempts at love, he remains isolated. The film follows his tragicomic struggle, ending ambiguously as he grapples with his unfulfilled need for human warmth.
The story
Monsieur Cousin, a lonely Parisian statistician, shares his small apartment with a python named Gros-Câlin, seeking warmth and companionship. Infatuated with his coworker, Mlle Dreyfus, he awkwardly tries to win her affection, misinterpreting social cues and struggling with human connection. His eccentric attachment to the snake alienates him further, as his longing for intimacy blurs the line between reality and fantasy. Despite seeking advice and making misguided attempts at love, he remains isolated. The film follows his tragicomic struggle, ending ambiguously as he grapples with his unfulfilled need for human warmth.
Cast & crew
Jean CarmetEmile Cousin
Marthe VillalongaMrs. Astrid
Francis PerrinThe taxi driver
Alvaro VitaliStretcher bearer
Nino ManfrediParisi
Jeanne HervialeLa concierge d'Irène
Annie SavarinConchita
Katia TchenkoLa putain
Clément HarariTsoures
André PenvernM. ChampjoieExplore the crew
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Rawson
- Writer
- Agenore Incrocci
- Writer
- Furio Scarpelli
- Producer
- Anne-Marie Toursky
- Original Music Composer
- Jean-Pierre Doering
- Director of Photography
- Claude Becognée
- Editor
- Jacqueline Thiédot