Les Parasites

Les Parasites

1999 · 90 min · FR · 6.3 (30 votes)
Dir. Philippe de Chauveron · Starring Oulage Abour, Sabine Bail, Pascal Elbé, Atmen Kelif, Élie Semoun, Estelle Skornik
DramaComedyRomance

Oulage has it all planned: New Year's eve, at the stroke of midnight, he'll finally kiss Brigitte, the girl he's madly in love with. That'll be the moment, because Brigitte is having a costume party. Oulage has it all planned—except for the fact that Brigitte has also invited a gang of truly parasitical friends: an old girl friend who never leaves Brigitte's side, a manic-depressive police officer, a paranoid psychopath, a cannabis-addict suffering withdrawal pains, a stunning Cuban woman on the prowl for immigration papers, and many others who do everything to ruin Oulage's life.

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This film feels like a painfully awkward party where you desperately want to connect but keep tripping over your own feet. It's a cringe-filled, anxiety-inducing ride through social missteps and dashed romantic hopes.

awkwardcringe-inducinganxiousabsurdiststeadyindie comedycharacter-drivendialogue-heavysocial anxietyunrequited loveawkward encountersmiscommunication
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