A story of a modest ordinary crook trying his best to turn his boring life into an affordable extraordinary adventure.
Acting
Serrault's magnificent sulk—petulance as high art.
Writing
A heist film where the crime is against boredom itself.
Director
Gérard Jourd'hui
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michel Serrault was 64 during filming, same age as his character's desperate bid for relevance.
Part of a 1990s wave of French 'vieux con' films—grumpy old men as national archetype, but rarely this tender.
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