Avida French DVD VIDEO MOVIE bizarre surrealist comedy strange abuse 2008 FRENCH Type: Movie Platform: DVD Publisher: Cinema Epoch Released: 2008 Media: DVD Avida In this bizarre surrealist comedy from France, a handful of oddball characters live in a world where people heap strange forms of abuse on animals. In the midst of such madness, a stocky animal handler (Gustave Kervern). In a world where the wealthy lock themselves in their homes with angry pitbulls trained to protect them, and zoos open restaurants where they can dine on the animals on display, a mute animal handler (Gustave Kervern, who co-wrote/directed) falls in with a pair of zookeepers (Eric Martin and Benoit Delepine, who co-wrote/directed). Hooked on Ketamine, the trio plot to kidnap the pet pitbull of an extremely large wealthy woman Avida (French plus-sized supermodel Velvet D'Amour). But where professional crooks go, the trio make •good zookeepers. Avida soon turns the tables on them, forcing them to help her take her own life. Filmed in scatological black & white, this critically acclaimed surrealist comedy falls "somewhere between Monty Python, Jacques Tati and a slideshow of New Yorker cartoons" (Variety). Produced by Mathieu Kassovitz (La Haine, Amelie). Featuring a cameo appearance from legendary filmmaker Claude Chabrol. special features 16x9 Enhanced Video On/Off subtitles Trailer Dance Videos with Velvet D'Amour FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLESFor DVD Player (North American NTSC)
