Gaspard at the Wedding

After many years of keeping a careful distance, Gaspard, 25 years old, has to renew contact with his family when his father announces he is getting remarried. Accompanied by Laura, an eccentric girl, who agrees to play the role of his girlfriend for the wedding, he finally feels ready to set foot again in his parents’ zoo where he is reunited with the monkeys and tigers he grew up with...But between a father who’s too much of a womanizer, a brother who’s too square and a sister who’s far too beautiful, he’s not aware that he is preparing to live the last days of his childhood. Anthony Cordier's third film (UFOs, Middle Class) is a fresh and pop family comedy, a feel-good French movie with a Wes Anderson feel, carried by a superb cast (led by Félix Moati, Laetitia Dosch, and Marina Foïs). "A film that lives up to its situations and characters. It's chaotic, but very well organized in terms of direction. It perfectly balances the wordplay, dialogue, situations, and conflicts. And then there's indeed a physical comedy, sensuality, unfulfilled desires... The acting is superb. It's not so easy to achieve this elegant modesty, always staying just right. He loves his characters and he supports them all." (Xavier Leherpeur on Le Masque et la Plume, February 11, 2018).