Ricky (2009 film)

Ricky is a 2009 French fantasy film directed by François Ozon about a human baby who develops a set of functional wings, and how the parents cope with the child's abnormality.

Ricky
Film poster
Directed byFrançois Ozon
Produced by
  • Chris Bolzli
  • Claudie Ossard
  • Vieri Razzini
Written byFrançois Ozon
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Starring
Music byPhilippe Rombi
CinematographyJeanne Lapoirie
Edited byMuriel Breton
Distributed byLe Pacte
Release date
  • 6 February 2009 (2009-02-06) (Berlin)
  • 11 February 2009 (2009-02-11) (France)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Plot

Katie (Alendra Lamy) lives with her daughter Lisa (Mélusine Mayance) in a welfare housing in eastern Paris.[1] Their family is disrupted when Katie falls in love with Paco (Sergi López), her Spanish co-worker in a cosmetics factory.[2] A baby is born after Paco moved in. The child, who they name Ricky (Arthur Peyret), becomes a source of anxiety and unwelcome surprise as he starts to become noisy and demanding.[3] 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.

Cast

References
  1. Ricky (in Thai), retrieved 2020-04-30
  2. Lim, Dennis (2009-12-13). "Movie Director Exploring the Family, Not Killing It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  3. Holden, Stephen (2009-12-15). "Imagine Childproofing for a Winged Baby". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-30.


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