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2020·Fantasy·1h 33m
7.0
Jeanne, a shy young woman, works as a night guard at an amusement park and has a close relationship with her mother. While no man can compete with this opposed duo, Jeanne begins to develop strange romantic feelings for Jumbo, the latest attraction at the theme park...
Directed by Zoé Wittock
autism
amusement park
paraphilia
objectum sexuality

Cast

Noémie Merlant
Noémie Merlant
Jeanne
Emmanuelle Bercot
Emmanuelle Bercot
Margarette
Sam Louwyck
Sam Louwyck
Hubert
Bastien Bouillon
Bastien Bouillon
Marc
Benoit Moureaux
Benoit Moureaux
Client parc d'attractions
Barbara Hellemans
Barbara Hellemans
La doublure de Noémie Merlant

Crew

Zoé Wittock
Zoé Wittock
Director
Zoé Wittock
Zoé Wittock
Writer
Lionel Kopp
Lionel Kopp
Colorist
Fabrice Delville
Fabrice Delville
Finance

Popular Reviews

21 reviews
sacha
sacha
Jumbo
Hubert l’ivrogne est la personne la plus sensée et ouvert d’esprit de tout le film
Hubert l’ivrogne est la personne la plus sensée et ouvert d’esprit de tout le film
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Diego Bogueto
Diego Bogueto
Jumbo
Aunque me pareció súper simple a nivel narrativo, lo realmente atractivo de Jumbo es el extravagante escenario con el que cuenta su historia de experiencia queer en una sociedad heteronormada. No es más que una película sencilla con un lindo mensaje de aceptación a tu orientación e identidad, pero ver esto representando mediante una morrilla enamorandose de un juego mecánico sin duda la hace interesante.🎡
Aunque me pareció súper simple a nivel narrativo, lo realmente atractivo de Jumbo es el extravagante escenario con el que cuenta su historia de experiencia queer en una sociedad heteronormada. No es más que una película sencilla con un lindo mensaje de aceptación a tu orientación e identidad, pero ver esto representando mediante una morrilla enamorandose de un juego mecánico sin duda la hace interesante.🎡
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elissebelll
elissebelll
Jumbo
Utterly lovely. Except from those local youths! Bloody local youths.
Utterly lovely. Except from those local youths! Bloody local youths.
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Dean Martini
Dean Martini
Jumbo
Thats why you don't fuck Amusement  rides
Thats why you don't fuck Amusement  rides
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rosie hampson
rosie hampson
Jumbo
similar to titane (predating it in fact) just slightly less explicit. jumbo isn’t your traditional body horror in the sense it, obviously, isn’t really a horror at all, rather it embraces jeanne’s physical connection with the amusement park ride. 
the erotic fusion with said machinery is evident in the intimate yet ‘alien’ interactions, literally caressing, licking and what is literally surrendering to the machine. in a similar way as titane, the visceral fluid, of which i assume is some kind of motor oil, is obviously ‘metaphorical’ (or just quite literal) for bodily fluids. i do find it interesting, the blurring of boundaries between human and machine in this instance. in referencing titane, the relationship between the protagonist and the car is somewhat representative of breaking outside of heteronormative expectations and i’m sure this too is the case here. the ending, and the acceptance from her mother of her attraction to jumbo feels like a more overt acceptance of non-normative identities. i feel as though the whole film draws upon a parallel to queerness through unconventional love and being met with social rejection.
a very interesting film, and a surprisingly wholesome ending
similar to titane (predating it in fact) just slightly less explicit. jumbo isn’t your traditional body horror in the sense it, obviously, isn’t really a horror at all, rather it embraces jeanne’s physical connection with the amusement park ride. 
the erotic fusion with said machinery is evident in the intimate yet ‘alien’ interactions, literally caressing, licking and what is literally surrendering to the machine. in a similar way as titane, the visceral fluid, of which i assume is some kind of motor oil, is obviously ‘metaphorical’ (or just quite literal) for bodily fluids. i do find it interesting, the blurring of boundaries between human and machine in this instance. in referencing titane, the relationship between the protagonist and the car is somewhat representative of breaking outside of heteronormative expectations and i’m sure this too is the case here. the ending, and the acceptance from her mother of her attraction to jumbo feels like a more overt acceptance of non-normative identities. i feel as though the whole film draws upon a parallel to queerness through unconventional love and being met with social rejection.
a very interesting film, and a surprisingly wholesome ending
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