París-Tombuctú

Overview

The frustration and vital weariness of Michel des Assantes, a prestigious plastic surgeon in Paris, is unbearable: he has a wife whom he does not love, a son who is foreign to him and friends whom he despises but, at the same time, he is incapable of taking his own life. One day, he buys a bike from a bizarre cyclist who was to make the Paris-Timbuktu route and sets out to make the journey: then, Timbuktu becomes for him the Promised Land.

Cast

Michel Piccoli

Michel des Assantes

Concha Velasco

Trini

Amparo Soler Leal

Encarna

Juan Diego

Boronat

Santiago Segura

Cura

Antonio Resines

Ciclista

Javier Gurruchaga

Gaby

Guillermo Montesinos

Planas

Enrique San Francisco

Eusebio Lázaro

Vicente

Luis Ciges

Bahamonde

Mapi Galán

La mujer de Michel des Assantes