Microbe & Gasoline

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Microbe & Gasoline
Microbe et Gasoil poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed byMichel Gondry
Written byMichel Gondry
Produced byGeorges Bermann
StarringAnge Dargent
Théophile Baquet
Diane Besnier
Audrey Tautou
CinematographyLaurent Brunet
Edited byElise Fievet
Music byJean-Claude Vannier
Production
companies
Distributed byStudioCanal
Release date
  • 8 July 2015 (2015-07-08)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$4.5 million [1]
Box office$304.000 [2]

Microbe & Gasoline (French: Microbe et Gasoil) is a 2015 French comedy film written and directed by Michel Gondry. The film follows the adventures of two teenagers who take a road trip in their self-assembled vehicle. The film stars newcomers Théophile Baquet and Ange Dargent along with Audrey Tautou.[3] It was reviewed favorably by critics.

Cast[]

  • Théophile Baquet as Théo Leloir / Gasoil
  • Ange Dargent as Daniel Guéret / Microbe
  • Audrey Tautou as Marie-Thérèse Guéret
  • Diane Besnier as Laura
  • Vincent Lamoureux as Steve
  • Agathe Peigney as Agathe
  • Douglas Brosset as Oscar
  • Charles Raymond as Kévin
  • Ferdinand Roux-Balme as Simon
  • Marc Delarue as Romain
  • Ely Penh as the gang leader
  • Jana Bittnerova as Madame Leloir
  • Zimsky as Monsieur Leloir
  • Fabio Zenoni as Monsieur Guéret
  • Matthias Fortune Droulers as Théo's brother
  • Sacha Bourdo as the Russian teacher
  • Laurent Poitrenaux as the dentist
  • Étienne Charry as the organiser
  • Marie Berto as Carole Raoult

Reception[]

Microbe & Gasoline holds a 75/100 on Metacritic[4] and a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the latter's critical consensus being, "Microbe and Gasoline brings Michel Gondry's distinctive gifts to bear on an oft-told tale, with thoroughly charming results."[5]

Accolades[]

Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Lumières Awards[6] Best Music Jean-Claude Vannier Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ "Microbe et Gasoil". JP's Box-Office.
  2. ^ "Microbe et Gasoil (Microbe & Gasoline)". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ^ "A majestic line-up for StudioCanal". Cineuropa. 11 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Microbe and Gasoline". Metacritic. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "Microbe and Gasoline". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  6. ^ "Prix Lumières 2016 : Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse et Mustang en tête des nominations". AlloCiné. 4 January 2016.

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