Cast overview: | |||
Louis de Funès | ... | Bertrand Barnier | |
Claude Rich | ... | Christian Martin | |
Mario David | ... | Philippe Dubois | |
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Germaine Delbat | ... | Charlotte |
Claude Gensac | ... | Germaine Barnier | |
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Agathe Natanson | ... | Colette Barnier |
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Dominique Page | ... | Bernadette |
Paul Préboist | ... | Charles le domestique | |
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Sylvia Saurel | ... | Jacqueline |
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Philippe Vallauris | ... | Le chauffeur |
Roger Van Hool | ... | Oscar |
Trouble, trouble, trouble! It is indeed under the sign of trouble... and of confusion that the crappy day Bertrand Barnier has just gone through will have been placed. The businessman will not forget it soon! And quite rightly so. Just imagine: a maid that wants to resign to... marry a baron! A masseur who treats you like an executioner of the Holy Inquisition! And, to cap it all, a right-hand man who breaks shocking news after shocking news (demanding a high pay increase, saying he has relieved his employer of a bunch of millions, stating that he has decided to marry his daughter who, incidentally, has been made pregnant by Oscar the former driver...) To say nothing of three black suitcases, one of which contains millions of francs, passing from hand to hand! Is it really possible to make sense of such wild confusion? As that crazy day ends, Barnier thinks he has achieved the impossible. But has he really? Written by Guy Bellinger
This movie can't be translated, because De Funès is acting perfectly. It's the type of comedy we don't see anymore in films, probably because it takes a very good actor to create almost continuous comic effects. This is achieved because it's a play-like movie, with just one act. It amazed me to realize that I had just watched a long, hilarious play, with few breaks without getting bored for a second.
The many clichés would have ruined it if everything wasn't gravitating around the main character. It is a sort of getting De Funès from 'The Restaurant' and putting him on continuous play. The sweat on his face makes you admire his devotion to his job. He should be thanked with a bow for being almost perfect.
A swarm of characters flying around you, making you laugh with tears.Without doubt a classic.