Lucky Pierre (1974)
"La moutarde me monte au nez" (original title)

Pierre Durois is a bumbling school teacher with an eye for the older female students; his father is a reputable surgeon who is running for Mayor. There's a film shooting crew in town and ... See full summary »

Director:

Claude Zidi

Writers:

Michel Fabre, Pierre Richard,

Stars:

Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Claude Piéplu

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pierre Richard	...	Pierre Durois
Jane Birkin	...	Jackie Logan
Claude Piéplu	...	Docteur Hubert Durois
Jean Martin	...	Proviseur / Headmaster
Danielle Minazzoli	...	Danielle (as Danou Minazzoli)
Vittorio Caprioli	...	Le metteur en scène
Julien Guiomar	...	Albert Renaudin
Henri Guybet	...	Patrick, le neveu d'Albert Renaudin
Jean-Marie Proslier	...	Automobiliste / Driver
Clément Harari	...	Harry Welsinger
Bruno Balp	...	Grégoire
Isabelle Ceaux	...	Nenette / Girl #1
Anna Gaylor
Isabelle Gautier	...	Nénette / Girl #3
Catherine De Keuchel	...	Nenette / Girl #2

Storyline

Pierre Durois is a bumbling school teacher with an eye for the older female students; his father is a reputable surgeon who is running for Mayor. There's a film shooting crew in town and the paparazzi are around too. Zaney antics follow with typical French coincidences to heighten the comic elements.

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Plot Keywords:

paparazzi | surgeon | math problem | newspaper story | escape from hospital | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

March 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lucky Pierre

Filming Locations:

Place d'Albertas, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films 7, Les Films Christian Fechner, Renn Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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User Reviews

Fun with Pierre and Jane

The cast is terrific in this unpretentious little comedy.Pierre Richard is certainly very funny in his part of a scatterbrained maths teacher.But his two co-stars almost steal the show from him.An excellent Claude Piéplu -and his inimitable high-pitched voice- plays his father ,a very very serious father,in direct contrast to the gentle self-conscious guy.He has big ambitions as a local politician. Jane Birkin is equally good and she proves that a good -looking girl is not necessarily a bimbo:my favorite scene is the one when Birkin asks Richard to prove he is really a maths teacher.She puts him to the test and he has to recite ....the identities!

Not a great comedy but a pleasant one.