As Long As You're Healthy
Feb 13, 2013
(Pierre Étaix, France, 1966, 35mm, 78 min)
New 35mm print!
In this slapstick observational comedy, the hassles of city life trigger a chain of events that lead Pierre’s girlfriend to walk out on him. With his life spiraling out of control, Pierre retreats to the countryside for some peace and quiet.
“Twice in my life I understood what genius was. The first time was looking at the definition in the dictionary. The second was encountering Pierre Étaix.” —Jerry Lewis
"How can it be that I've never heard of Pierre Étaix?...Étaix's films are simple, sweet, and built on some of the funniest and most deftly executed gags you'll have the pleasure to see onscreen. There's not a wasted gesture in his repertoire...masterful comic performance and hilarious comic inventions" -Seattle Weekly
"How can it be that I've never heard of Pierre Étaix?...Étaix's films are simple, sweet, and built on some of the funniest and most deftly executed gags you'll have the pleasure to see onscreen. There's not a wasted gesture in his repertoire...masterful comic performance and hilarious comic inventions" -Seattle Weekly
Screens with the short film Feeling Good.