Tonight on Netflix: This French film is one of the funniest in years

On their way to Paris, as they return from vacation, Jeanne and Victor decide to stop in the countryside to visit Jean-Paul, Jeanne’s former yoga teacher. The latter has settled in the middle of a green meadow, in a society that rejects all forms of modern civilization. While fighting against the construction of a new water park, a small group advocates a return to nature and the abolition of individualism.

Although Ginny is fascinated by this new lifestyle, Victor is very reluctant to leave his mobile phone at the entrance of the camp (since all connected objects are strictly prohibited there). He hopes to leave as quickly as possible, but things get seriously complicated when a pandemic wipes out the entire population… except for a small community.

Let’s not argue: despite a fairly average audience rating of 2.88 stars out of 5, Problemos is, in our opinion, one of the funniest French comedies to come out recently. Smartly combining the absurdist humor of Eric Judor in the direction and the delicious acidity of Blanche Garden in the writing, this post-apocalyptic romp, the likes of which we have not really seen, is a real discovery (or discovery of its friends).

In the sycamore lineage

Even if the first part of the film is much more successful than the second, the whole creates an original, coherent and ambitious whole, because it is about the end of the world and, above all, a restored society.

Close in tone to Platan’s excellent series, Problemos (which should soon have a sequel, despite its rather low box office) benefits especially from the talent of its cast (Eric Judor and Blanche Garden in the lead roles) and the abundance of its characters. We will especially remember the “baby” scene, maintaining the concept of ownership or the various workshops (especially on polyamory) that the characters will have to go through at the beginning of their stay.

(Re)discover an extract from “Troubles”…