West of Rome (Mon Chien Stupide) is a book written by John Fante, published in 1985, it has been translated into French in 1987.

John Fante, is the son of Italian immigrants, born in 1909 in Denver, Colorado, he was of modest origin and wrote his first scales at a very young age.

Patrick Mac Murphy, un détenu au passé chargé, se fait volontairement interner dans un hôpital psychiatrique pour échapper à la vie carcérale. Il apprendra vite que les patients, attachants et complices, sont tout comme lui, sous l'emprise de l'infirmière en chef, et de l'impitoyable système médical de l'établissement.

One of the most important international film festival in Paris, Champs-Élysées Film Festival is the key event to discover the best of French and American independent cinema.