Pierre married Florence, the only daughter of a small industrialist. 15 years later, he is the boss, but his middle-class life worries him a lot. When a new young and lovely secretary comes, he starts dreaming.
Direction
Étaix channels Keaton with impeccable comic timing.
Practical Effects
Dream sequences that needed zero CGI to break reality.
Costume
The secretary's wardrobe: weaponized 60s mod.
Director
Pierre Étaix
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Étaix was Tati's assistant director and married Annie Fratellini IRL—their onscreen chemistry is documentary-level real.
The film vanished for decades due to legal disputes; this 1969 satire of French middle-class malaise feels even sharper post-rediscovery.
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