Nicolas & Bruno
Alter Ego
Nicolas Charlet & Bruno Lavaine
2026 / FRA / 1h39 / Age: 16 (16)
In the presence of Nicolas & Bruno
Open Air at the Jardin du Rivage: free screening, no booking required (moved to Rex 2 in the event of bad weather).
The grass is always greener on the other side. Even when that ‘other side’ is you.
A low-key employee at the COGIP, a company that nobody really knows what it produces, Alex leads a peaceful life with his wife Nathalie. Until the day Axel, his doppelgänger, more handsome, more self-assured, more accomplished, moves in next door. At first fascinated, then consumed by this ideal double, Alex gradually slips into obsession and begins to doubt his own existence.
Language: French
Subtitles: English
Starring: Laurent Lafitte, Blanche Gardin & Olga Kurylenko
Nicolas & Bruno put the VIFFF to work
As part of the “Funny Business” focus, dedicated to comedy in the workplace, the VIFFF is delighted to showcase the duo Nicolas & Bruno, alias Nicolas Charlet and Bruno Lavaine.
For nearly thirty years, the corporate world, with its codes, language and absurdities, has provided a wonderful playground for the two partners. It was in Message à caractère informatif, which premiered on Canal+ in 1998, that Nicolas & Bruno created COGIP, a fictional company whose business remains a mystery to this day. Using authentic institutional archive footage, for which they rewrite the dialogue and provide the voice-overs, they have developed a world where meetings, hierarchy and jargon form the basis of a humour that is both precise and offbeat.
A recurring theme throughout their filmography, COGIP takes on a different guise depending on the story, notably taking the form of a provincial SME in Alter Ego, their fourth feature film starring Laurent Lafitte and Blanche Gardin.
From Message à caractère informatif to Alter Ego, Nicolas & Bruno continue to explore social conventions, identity, unease and human relationships.