The Spat (1978)
"La zizanie" (original title)

Guillaume has made it: A machine that can clean dirty air by simply sucking all dirt into air balloons and then shipping them far far away so his explanation. Some Japanese business guys, ... See full summary »

Director:

Claude Zidi

Writers:

Pascal Jardin, Claude Zidi,

Stars:

Louis de Funès, Annie Girardot, Maurice Risch

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Louis de Funès	...	Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze
Annie Girardot	...	Bernadette Daubray-Lacaze
Maurice Risch	...	L'imbécile
Jean-Jacques Moreau	...	Le contremaître
Geneviève Fontanel	...	Madame Berger
Jacques François	...	Le préfet
Georges Staquet	...	Le délégué-ouvrier
Mario David	...	Le camionneur
Daniel Boulanger	...	Le directeur du Crédit Agricole
Tanya Lopert	...	La première dame
Julien Guiomar	...	Dr. Landry
Clémentine Amouroux
Henri Attal	...	Un ouvrier
André Badin	...	Un ouvrier
Renaud Barbier	...	Un ouvrier

Storyline

Guillaume has made it: A machine that can clean dirty air by simply sucking all dirt into air balloons and then shipping them far far away so his explanation. Some Japanese business guys, after dinner with a lot of alcohol, order 5,000 pieces. His only problem: His production capacity is way to small so he gets to produce the machines in his private house. His wife Bernadette is far from being happy about it. Her private life goes down the line so she decides to leave Guillaume and to finally have revenge she candidates for major against her husband...

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Plot Keywords:

japanese | double take | garden | invention | air pollution | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

22 March 1978 (France)

Also Known As:

The Spat

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Christian Fechner, Simar Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Louis de Funès in his typical acting...

I think this movie is a brilliant example for a Louis de Funès movie. You can discover his typical way of acting. I consider it as one of the five best movies he has ever made. The plot is not the best at all but with his comedy talent he saves it to an upper level. There are some delicious scenes for example the one in the mayor's office where he gives us a view of his billiards play. Most other characters are not convincing although they try to do. If you concentrate you on the linguistic subtlety in some dialogues you will absolutely have fun.