Toto le Heros

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Toto le Heros ★★★ Toto the Hero 1991 (PG-13)

Bitter old man, who as a child fantasized that he was a secret agent named Toto, harbors deep resentment over not living the life he's convinced he should have had. He maintains a childhood fantasy that he and his rich neighbor were switched at birth in the confusion of a fire at the hospital. Series of flashbacks and fast forwards show glimpses of his life, not necessarily as it was, but how he perceived it. Sounds complex, but it's actually very clear and fluid. Mix of comedy and tragedy, with lots of ironic twists, and precise visuals. In French with English subtitles. 90m/C VHS, DVD . FR Michel Bouquet, Jo De Backer, Thomas Godet, Mireille Perrier, Sandrine Blancke, Didier Ferney, Hugo Harold Harrisson, Gisela Uhlen, Peter Bohlke; D: Jaco Van Dormael; W: Jaco Van Dormael; C: Walther Vanden Ende; M: Pierre Van Dormael. Cesar ‘91: Foreign Film.