''Ricky'' is a

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French fantasy film directed by

François Ozon François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli ...

about a human baby who develops a set of functional wings, and how the parents cope with the child's abnormality.

Plot

Katie (''Alendra Lamy'') lives with her daughter Lisa (''Mélusine Mayance'') in welfare housing in eastern

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. Their family is disrupted when Katie falls in love with Paco (''Sergi López''), her Spanish co-worker in a cosmetics factory. A baby is born after Paco moves in. The child, who they name Ricky (Arthur Peyret), becomes a source of anxiety and unwelcome surprise as he is noisy and demanding. 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. Katie and Paco put a rope on Ricky so he won't fly away. They let go of Ricky as Katie is holding the rope and everyone is surprised to see Ricky flying. But when Katie accidentally let go the rope Ricky flies away and though they chase after him, he flies away. Katie and Paco think Ricky is dead. Katie is despondent and about to kill herself when she hears Ricky's voice and his flapping wings, as he returns.

Cast

Alexandra Lamy Alexandra Lamy () (born 14 October 1971) is a French actress. Early life Lamy was born in Villecresnes, near Paris, but grew up in Languedoc-Roussillon. When she was six months old, her parents, Michel and Michèle, moved the family to La Grande ...

as Katie *

Sergi López Sergi López may refer to: *Sergi López (actor) (born 1965), Spanish actor * Sergi López Segú (1967–2006), Spanish footballer See also *Sergio López (disambiguation) Sergio López may refer to: * Sergio Augusto López Ramírez (born 1961), M ...

as Paco *

Mélusine Mayance Mélusine Mayance (born 21 March 1999 in Paris) is a French actress. She is best known for her role in the 2010 French-Language film ''Sarah's Key'', in which she portrayed the childhood version of the story's main character 'Sarah Starzynski' ...

as Lisa *Arthur Peyret as Ricky *

André Wilms André Wilms (29 April 1947 – 9 February 2022) was a French film and television actor who also appeared in German and Finnish films. Wilms was the winner of the Best Supporting European Actor award at the 1992 European Film Awards for his wor ...

as Le médecin hôpital *Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat as Le journaliste

References

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