A bear in the Jura? Impossible ! Is this a sign of a series of strange and improbable events? Aah! The mountain and its mysteries…
In the Jura, a nurseryman crashes into a luxury car at the bend of a road that he knows by heart after coming across a bear. The ursid is not common in this part of the mountain and the consequences of this accident are just as common. In the car, Michel finds more than one reason to cover up this incident. With the help of his wife, he will make a series of dangerous decisions. But are they ultimately also dangerous?
A third film by Franck Dubosc in the spirit of those of the famous Cohen brothers, In an offbeat and dark atmosphere. It is more than pleasant to see actors usually affiliated with French light comedy evolve, in a dark and serious setting. Here is yet another proof of the extent of the talent of these actors to whom the cinema does not offer enough roles at the level of their skills. Was it simply necessary for an actor to step behind the camera to do them justice? What is certain is the success of this film through its intelligence in the way it deals with simple and common facts. Everyone who has had an accident has thought, even furtively, of leaving without witnesses, it’s natural. The safeguard is often in flight. Keeping loot that seems to fall from the sky at the right time is also an examination of conscience with serious consequences.
The settings of this film should be highlighted because they correspond perfectly to the state of mind of the protagonists. The cold of solitude, emotional and financial isolation, terror or even incomprehension and lies. The warmth of complicity, of love, of sensuality or even of silence and solidarity.
It is with ingenuity that the scenario makes the characters, as well as the events, evolve on a slippery slope at every moment. This slope which takes them ever further along the road of confrontation between moral justice and criminal justice, to finally hold them back in time. The warm tension is so palpable that we begin to imagine our own reactions in such situations. If you like films where nothing is decided in advance and where the finality is very human, then don’t hesitate for a second to stumble upon a bear in the Jura.
Real. : Franck Dubosc
Actors: Franck Dubosc/Laura Calamy/Benoît Poelvoorde/Joséphine de Meaux/Kim Higelin/Emmanuelle Devos/Jean-Louis Loca/Mehdi Meskar/Timéo Mahaut
Distrib. : Gaumont Distribution
