A Monster in Paris

Directed by: Bibo Bergeron
Screenplay by: Bibo Bergeron, Stéphane Kazandjian
Story by: Bibo Bergeron
Produced by: Luc Besson
Starring: Vanessa Paradis, Mtthieu Chedd, Bob Balaban, Danny Huston, Adam Goldberg, Sean Ono, Jay Harrington
Music by: Matthieu Chedid
Production Companies: EuropaCorp, Bibo Films, France 3 Cinéma, Walking the Dog, uFilm, uFund, Canal+, France Télévisions, CinéCinéma, Le Tax Shelter du , Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique, uMedia
Release dates: 12 October 2011 (France)
Content: General

Plot: In 1910 Paris, during the Great Flood, the timid projectionist Emile Petit heads to the Botanical Gardens with his buddy Raoul for a delivery. Since the Professor is not around, they encounter his assistant, a proboscis monkey named Charles, who is in charge. Raoul decides to test out two potions - "Atomise-a-Tune" (which gives people operatic singing voices) and "Super Fertiliser" (which makes plants grow huge). A mishap occurs when the potions mix, leading to an explosion. Emile catches a glimpse of a monstrous creature that escapes the lab and starts causing chaos in the city.

Meanwhile Lucille, a singer at the club L'Oiseau Rare and Raoul's childhood friend, is being pressured by her aunt Carlotta to marry Police Commissioner Victor Maynott. Maynott is running for mayor and is leading an investigation into the sightings of a mysterious creature. One night, Lucille comes face to face with the creature and is initially scared, but soon realises it's just an enlarged flea with a beautiful singing voice. She names the creature "Francœur" and allows him to stay in her dressing room.

Maynott discovers Emile and Raoul's involvement in the laboratory explosion, but chooses to ignore it and honours them with the Medal of Honour. They are invited to Lucille's upcoming show, during which she and a disguised Francœur perform a duet. Following the performance, Lucille accidentally discloses Francœur's true identity to Emile and Raoul. The next day, they attend a conference where Maynott declares his intention to hunt down and eliminate the monster. When Albert, a waiter at the L'Oiseau Rare, alerts Maynott to Francœur's location, Lucille devises a plan for Francœur to fake his own death during a ceremony the following day.