Louise-Michel

Louise-Michel is the third feature film by Gustave Kervern and Benoît Delépine. They have had 15 years’ experience with French television in music, comedy and satirical programmes, of which Groland is still running. Their début Aaltra (2004) was a road movie about two handicapped people who give the word ‘handicapped’ a bad name. ‘Shameless’ and ‘politically incorrect’ are also two terms that could be applied to this film. Someone who works for a crematorium and asks the relatives for a light to ignite the oven. A woman who catches pigeons on her balcony and eats them. The satirical background of the two makers ensures an unexpected turn in the bizarre story, which even has a dash of social criticism.
Louise, a coarsely built and illiterate woman with a criminal record, works in a textile factory. After a company party, her boss gives her a new apron with the name Jean-Pierre on it. The next morning, the company turns out to have moved to a low-income country; the union pays out paltry severance pay. When Louise proposes pooling their resources and hiring a hitman to kill the boss, her colleagues are enthusiastic. The hitman they hire, Michel, turns out to have unorthodox methods. Before the task has been completed, a series of crazy events takes place. After which it becomes clear why Jean-Pierre was on that apron.

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