Francis Farge, alias "The American" could have remained a man like the others but a strange obsession animates him: he feels American body and soul.
Acting
Lorànt Deutsch commits fully to unbearable delusion.
Costume
Every regrettable American cliché in one wardrobe.
Writing
Satire that accidentally became documentary.

Director
Patrick Timsit
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Patrick Timsit, a prominent French comedian, directed this as his second feature—critics were not kind.
The film captures peak 'freedom fries' era Franco-American tension, making Francis both punchline and symptom.