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SYNOPSIS LA CREME
François Mangin is out of work and vying for a new sales job. Unable to decide between François and another candidate, the boss-to-be demands they decide among themselves who will get the job. François is determined to get the upper hand, but a random Christmas gift of a jar of face cream is about to make the competition a whole lot easier...
Inexplicably, whenever François rubs on some of the cream, other people instantly think he’s someone famous. At first, the novelty of his new “celebrity” is a kind of fun and flattering. But as the newfound fame quickly goes to his head, it begins to wreak havoc on his ego, his marriage and even his civil liberties. Factor into the equation an enterprising rival, a knowing wife, a corrupt businessman, a femme fatale, an honest cop and a whole lot of loose women and the results are both hilarious and disastrous.
A subversive black comedy slathered with brilliant chaos and a dab of lunacy, The Cream is also insightful commentary on how we respond to celebrity and our own desires to be famous.