Along a day, the baker Gaston (Jacques Dufilho the name of the character in IMDb is different from the version available in Brazil) and his mother travel through France in his motorcycle with sidecar, killing nine persons in different cities in very imaginative ways. Later, it is explained that these persons were the members of the jury who had condemned his son, the sailor who killed the master of his ship, to the death sentence. "Une Journée Bien Remplie" is an amazing dark comedy. I saw this used and very rare old VHS (the distributor does not exist anymore) on sale in a rental and it was very expensive. After consulting IMDb, I decided to buy it and I really do not regret. This unknown movie (only 37 votes in IMDb) is a little gem, directed by Jean-Louis Trintignant in 1973, and which has not aged. The funny story has a huge potential of a cult movie, but unfortunately it seems that the worldwide distribution has not worked very well. If the reader has the chance to watch this movie, I really recommend not loosing the opportunity. The last scene, with the trial of Gaston and the message "To Be Continued
", is one of the best ends of a comedy I have ever seen. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Um Dia dos Diabos" ("A Hell of a Day")
Title (Brazil): "Um Dia dos Diabos" ("A Hell of a Day")