Garçon! (1983)

Director:

Claude Sautet

Writers:

Claude Sautet (scenario), Jean-Loup Dabadie (scenario),

Stars:

Yves Montand, Nicole Garcia, Jacques Villeret

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yves Montand	...	Alex
Nicole Garcia	...	Claire
Jacques Villeret	...	Gilbert
Rosy Varte	...	Gloria
Dominique Laffin	...	Coline
Marie Dubois	...	Marie-Pierre
Bernard Fresson	...	Francis
Annick Alane	...	Jeannette, la femme d'un retraité grincheux
Marianne Comtell	...	Mme Pierreux
Jenny Astruc	...	Madame Paulin
Hubert Deschamps	...	Armand
Georges Claisse	...	François
Henri Génès	...	Sangali
Yves Robert	...	Simon
Gérald Calderon	...	Un client de la brasserie

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

paris france | seaside | exclamation point in title | one word title | friendship | 

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

9 November 1983 (France)

Also Known As:

Waiter!

Filming Locations:

Plage des Sableaux, Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, Île de Noirmoutier, Vendée, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Renn Productions, Sara Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic (2003)

User Reviews

Kitchen detail

This is the third and final collaboration between Yves Montand and Claude Sautet. Director and star had worked very well together in Cesar et Rosalie and Vincent, Paul...; here they are doing a less-interesting script with too many characters and too many plot developments.

Montand is, as ever, very watchable; here he is a waiter in a prestigious restaurant who is trying to get financing to open an amusement park. It's fascinating to see how, when he gets flustered, he allows his slinky dancer's body to become stiff and clumsy. Nicole Garcia is the love interest, here she looks more sphinx-like than usual--what's going on inside that elegant head?