''Ricky'' is a
2009
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French
fantasy film
Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered a form of speculative fiction alongside science fiction f ...
directed by
François Ozon
François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter.
Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli ...
about a human baby who develops a set of functional wings, and how the parents cope with the child's abnormality.
Plot
Katie (''Alendra Lamy'') lives with her daughter Lisa (''Mélusine Mayance'') in welfare housing in eastern
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
. Their family is disrupted when Katie falls in love with Paco (''Sergi López''), her Spanish co-worker in a cosmetics factory. A baby is born after Paco moves in. The child, who they name Ricky (Arthur Peyret), becomes a source of anxiety and unwelcome surprise as he is noisy and demanding.
To make matters worse, Ricky's shoulder blades begin growing wings. The baby also starts to fly. He becomes a public curiosity further throwing the family into disarray and fear for Ricky's safety. Katie and Paco put a rope on Ricky so he won't fly away. They let go of Ricky as Katie is holding the rope and everyone is surprised to see Ricky flying. But when Katie accidentally let go the rope Ricky flies away and though they chase after him, he flies away. Katie and Paco think Ricky is dead. Katie is despondent and about to kill herself when she hears Ricky's voice and his flapping wings, as he returns.
Cast
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Alexandra Lamy as Katie
*
Sergi López Sergi López may refer to:
*Sergi López (actor) (born 1965), Spanish actor
* Sergi López Segú (1967–2006), Spanish footballer
See also
* Sergio López (disambiguation)
* Sergi, the given name
*López
López is a surname of Spanish origin.
I ...
as Paco
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Mélusine Mayance as Lisa
*Arthur Peyret as Ricky
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André Wilms as Le médecin hôpital
*Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat as Le journaliste
References
External links
*
Ricky//
IFC Films
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Official site
2000s fantasy drama films
2009 films
French fantasy drama films
Films based on short fiction
2000s French-language films
Films directed by François Ozon
2009 drama films
2000s French films
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