High in the mountains, a French family takes a hike, to climb to the site of the father's conception. The two teens grudgingly go along for the ride, but when the generations are separated, Mom and Dad hash out some family planning items while they try to get down the mountain and rescue their kids, who meanwhile prove themselves the more capable adults. Directors Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu create a quirky family comedy amidst the amazing grandeur of the Pyrenées with deadpan performances by all, including Mathieu Amalric as that bourgeois French Every Man.

France, 1999. 44 min.

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Followed by THE FUCCON FAMILY. Little Mikey's dad has been transferred to Japan. Now they'll all live "like the Japanese." Nice and normal - except for the fact that Mikey, his mom and his dad are all mannequins! Artist and filmmaker Yoshimasa Ishibashi's episodic TV show about these regular folks is loopy comedy at its best. Things go from normal (Mikey wants a dog) to weird, to wild in very short order. Do not try this at home!

Japan, 2000. 37 min.