Watch The Riotous Trailer For Quentin Dupieux’s Yannick

Hecklers of the world unite MUBI has the film for you, Yannick. Today they release the riotous official Trailer for Quentin Dupieux‘s madcap film ahead of it’s premiere on the streaming channel.

Yannick is a satirical meta-comedy that explores the relationship between artists and audiences. The film premiered in Locarno International Film Festival 2023 and was awarded Best European Film. It also recently played at Glasgow Film Festival

Raphaël Quenard plays our titular character who finds himself on an unexpected night off. He decides to go to Paris and night at the theatre, however he’s not a happy chappy. He decides to interrupt the play and demands he becomes the playwright and do a better job.

We’ve cover French filmmaker several times over the years, no doubt he’s a master of absurdity. Expect the unexpected anything can happen in his films!

DJ-turned-filmmaker Quentin Dupieux (Smoking Causes Coughing, Deerskin) returns with the Locarno-prize winning comedy YANNICK, an absurdist tale navigating the relationship between artists and audiences.

On a rare night off, car park guard Yannick attends a production of the play “Le Cocu.” Dissatisfied by the performance, he hijacks the show and demands to be made the playwright in order to get his valuable time back. Despite the ridicule, he is determined to prove even a car park guard can create good entertainment.

Shot in secret in just 6 days, Dupieux serves up his signature slice of satire in this quick-fire meta-comedy reflecting on his own relationship with audiences and critics.

Yannick also stars Pio Marmaï, Blanche Gardin, Sébastian Chessange, Agnés Hurstel, and Jean-Paul Solal. You can watch it exclusively on MUBI from 5th April.