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Midway Point: Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2009: #6. Micmacs à tire-larigot

It has been a long five years since his last picture (Jeunet spent a considerable amount of time trying to mount Life of Pi as his next project. Ang Lee has taken on the reigns of that). For fans who liked his previous pair, this visually looks a lot like Amelie and A Very Long Engagement, and seems to have to borrow from a similar sense of humor.

Eric Lavallée

Published on July 9, 2009

#6. Micmacs à tire-larigot

Director/Writer: Jean-Pierre Jeunet with co-writer Guillaume Laurant
Producers: Frédéric Brillion and Gilles Legrand (The Widow of Saint-Pierre)
Distributor: Warner Bros.

The Gist: This is a satire on the world arms-trade and sees a man and his friends come up with an intricate and original plan to destroy two big weapons manufacturers. The central character has something lodged in his head.

Fact: Jamel Debbouze was supposed to play the lead, but left the project after a couple of days because he didn’t agree with Jeunet. Dany Boon gladly took his place.

Why is it on the list?: It has been a long five years since his last picture (Jeunet spent a considerable amount of time trying to mount Life of Pi as his next project. Ang Lee has taken on the reigns of that). For fans who liked his previous pair, this visually looks a lot like Amelie and A Very Long Engagement, and seems to have to borrow from a similar sense of humor.

Release Date/Status?: The title belongs to Warner Bros. but no word has been put out on what their plans are for the title. It is receiving an October 28th release back in France which leads me to think that it could show at Telluride, Venice, TIFF or the NYFF.

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Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).