Franck Dubosc’s Surprising Transformation
Following two Gaumont comedies—Tout le monde debout (“Rolling to You”) and Rumba la vie—actor-director Franck Dubosc returned to theaters in 2024 with Un ours dans le Jura (“A Bear in the Jura Mountains”). Unlike his usual fare, this film is a “rural western” with clear inspiration from the Coen brothers, and its unapologetically dark tone caught audiences off guard. With its recent arrival on Netflix, it’s an opportunity to revisit a movie that enabled Dubosc to achieve what in French cinema is called a “Tchao Pantin” moment, and that earned him the César Award for Best Original Screenplay.
A Fatal Accident, A Hidden Fortune
The story centers on Michel (Dubosc) and Cathy (Laure Calamy), a couple worn down by years together and money problems. Their relationship is distant, almost silent. That changes abruptly when Michel swerves to avoid a bear and crashes his car, killing the
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