Art collector Pierre Niox rushes through life, lives a frantic life, does everything in full speed -- searching for and acquiring works of art or real estate, marrying or even dying -- and in total disregard for any kind of morality. His misdeeds finally turn on him and destroy him.
Acting
Delon's physical performance — watch how he moves, not just speaks.
Direction
Molinaro's editing makes you feel the protagonist's manic tempo.
Director
Édouard Molinaro
Alain Delon
Pierre Niox
Mireille Darc
Edwige de Bois-Rosé
Michel Duchaussoy
Placide Justin
Monica Guerritore
Marie de Bois-Rosé
André Falcon
Maurice, expert
Marie Déa
Madame de Bois-Rosé, the mother
Christian Barbier
Cardiologist
Stefano Patrizi
Vivien
Geoffrey Carey
Decorator
Muriel Catalá
Katia
Henri Attal
Auction room employee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during France's post-1968 hangover, the film satirizes the emerging yuppie acceleration of the 1980s before it even arrived.
Delon allegedly insisted on performing many of his own rushed movements without stunt doubles, resulting in several on-set collisions.
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