39th edition
23-31 january 2027

As Long as you are Healthy

Tant qu'on a la santé

Pierre Etaix

France
1966 Fiction 1h20
Pierre is a quiet and serious young man, full of good intentions. But more and more menaced by the 20th century's absurd modernism, he feels ill at ease. All around him, there is nothing but noise and agitation in a decor crowded with cranes, construction and automobiles...
With : Denise Péronne, Simone Fonder, Sabine Sun, Vera Valmont
Screenplay : Pierre Etaix, Jean-Claude Carrière
Image : Jean Boffety
Sound : Jean Bertrand
Music : Jean Paillaud, Luce Klein
Editing : Henri Lanoe
Decors : Jacques d'Ovidio
Production : CAPAC
"As Long As You're Healthy is entertainment, a film about spoiled pleasures, a summary of life's every day hassles. The film offers neither lesson nor message, and thus avoids any cruelty. It's a composition of many elements that manages to avoid too violent a satire thanks to the burlesque side of life" (P. Etaix). As Long As You're Healthy is the ironic title for a feature-length film that depicts half a dozen absurd contemporary situations like a burlesque dance. "Comedy jumps out at every moment. Funny ideas, telling details, and ludicrous images crowd and collide in every scene. As Long As You're Healthy is a film of extraordinary comic density" (J. de Baroncelli).