Nature contre nature
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Nature contre nature is a French telefilm comedy, broadcast in 2005, directed by Lucas Belvaux
, and scripted by Lucas Belvaux with Jean-Luc Gaget.
), a psychoanalyst, leaves Paris and goes to live in the Creuse
, at Royère-de-Vassivière
. Hardly settled, he discovers "Troc'En Creuse", a system of local exchange that operates through the use of barter
. Initially reticent about using it and bartering his psychoanalytic sessions, he is reconciled to the system, and in a few weeks becomes a figure in the community. Everything seems to be working out, and without costing Sébastien a sou, until the arrival of Mlle. Oudinot, (Catherine Mouchet
), a tax inspector. War is declared; "Troc'En Creuse" and the small local economy against the capitalism of the state.
Lucas Belvaux
Lucas Belvaux is a Belgian actor and film director. His directing credits include the Trilogie, consisting of three films with interlocking stories and characters, each of which was filmed in a different genre. The three films are Cavale, a thriller; Un couple épatant, a comedy; and Après la vie,...
, and scripted by Lucas Belvaux with Jean-Luc Gaget.
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Sébastien Chantoux, (Lucas BelvauxLucas Belvaux
Lucas Belvaux is a Belgian actor and film director. His directing credits include the Trilogie, consisting of three films with interlocking stories and characters, each of which was filmed in a different genre. The three films are Cavale, a thriller; Un couple épatant, a comedy; and Après la vie,...
), a psychoanalyst, leaves Paris and goes to live in the Creuse
Creuse
Creuse is a department in central France named after the Creuse River.-History:Creuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of La Marche....
, at Royère-de-Vassivière
Royère-de-Vassivière
Royère-de-Vassivière is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A large area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated some south of Aubusson on the D3, D7, D8 and the D59 roads...
. Hardly settled, he discovers "Troc'En Creuse", a system of local exchange that operates through the use of barter
Barter
Barter is a method of exchange by which goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money. It is usually bilateral, but may be multilateral, and usually exists parallel to monetary systems in most developed countries, though to a...
. Initially reticent about using it and bartering his psychoanalytic sessions, he is reconciled to the system, and in a few weeks becomes a figure in the community. Everything seems to be working out, and without costing Sébastien a sou, until the arrival of Mlle. Oudinot, (Catherine Mouchet
Catherine Mouchet
Catherine Mouchet is a French actress. She studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, following the courses of Jacques Lassalle and Claude Régy. She is best known for her portrayal of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux in the film Thérèse directed by Alain Cavalier...
), a tax inspector. War is declared; "Troc'En Creuse" and the small local economy against the capitalism of the state.