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A con man who crashes in strangers' beds—what could go wrong? Everything, gloriously.
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Bonsoir (1994)

French farce chaosQueer-coded caperCynical whimsy

Overview

Comedy

Having first lost his wife then his job as a tweed tailor, Alex Ponttin has devised a novel way to keep himself in touch with society. He admits himself into people's homes, by pretending to be a relative or an official, and persuading his victims to give him a night's free board: He finds at first a lunch at the horrible couple Dumont, where a thief follows him for a robbery. Alex spent an evening in front of TV at Marie, mother of seven children. He runs from Marie to find an evening and a new bed at the home of charming but shy lesbian Caroline and her funny lover Gloria. To save her inheritance, Caroline - accused for her homosexuality by her horrible sister Catherine - tells her aunt Amélie, that Gloria is her secretary and Alex her lover. So Alex has to present himself nude in Caroline's bed. He saves Carolines inheritance. The police officers investigating the case are so terminally stupid that Alex has little chance of being arrested.

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning
paris, francemale homosexualityinheritanceunemploymenthomophobiacon mandressmaker
Social isolationFound familyClass absurdityIdentity performance

Standout Aspects

Acting

Michel Serrault's deadpan desperation as the eternal houseguest

Direction

Mocky's gleeful mockery of French bourgeois morality

Best for:Solo: Late night when you need unhinged French energy·Friends: With someone who appreciates chaotic queer cinema·Background: While doing something else—it's 85 minutes
Heads up:Sexual Content: Forced nudity played for farce, dated queer representation
Jean-Pierre Mocky

Director

Jean-Pierre Mocky

ReleasedJan 19, 1994
Runtime1h 25m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
M6 Films
Koala Films

Top Cast

Michel Serrault

Michel Serrault

Alex Ponttin

Marie-Christine Barrault

Marie-Christine Barrault

Marie Wileska

Claude Jade

Claude Jade

Caroline Winberg

Corinne Le Poulain

Corinne Le Poulain

Gloria

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Inspecteur Bruneau

Jean-Pierre Bisson

Jean-Pierre Bisson

Marcel Dumont

Maaike Jansen

Maaike Jansen

Yvonne

Catherine Mouchet

Catherine Mouchet

Eugénie

Serge Riaboukine

Serge Riaboukine

Le père Bonfils

Roland Blanche

Roland Blanche

De Tournefort

Jean Abeillé

Jean Abeillé

Commissaire Corbeau

Dominique Zardi

Dominique Zardi

Voisin de Caroline

Jean-Pierre Clami

Jean-Pierre Clami

Isidore Balou

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Mocky shot this in 10 days on a shoestring budget, which explains the manic energy.

Insight

The film satirizes France's 1990s economic anxiety—Alex's unemployment as tailor mirrors real textile industry collapse.

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