Like a Turtle on Its Back (La tortue sur le dos) (1978)
Movie Info
The pain of writer's block is examined in this drama that centers around the daily anxieties of a frustrated writer who can't.
Cast
Jean-François Stévenin
as Paul
as Paul
Bernadette Lafont
as Camille
as Camille
Michel Blanc
as Reveler Who Reads Manuscript
as Reveler Who Reads Manuscript
Etienne Chicot
as Jean-Louis No. 2
as Jean-Louis No. 2
Virginie Thévenet
as Nathalie
as Nathalie
Valérie Quennessen
as Nietzsche Student
as Nietzsche Student

Véronique Silver
as Mme. Beuve
as Mme. Beuve

Sandy Whitelaw
as Prokosh
as Prokosh
Claude Miller
as Pierre
as Pierre
Jean Daste
as Bad-Tempered Invalid
as Bad-Tempered Invalid
Marion Game
as Sylvie
as Sylvie
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Like a Turtle on Its Back is the perfect Cambridge movie. It dares to expose the rampaging disease that afflicts at least 50% of that city's population... it is a comedy about writer's block.
April 28, 2018 | Full Review…

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December 12, 2017 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

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