Cigalon, a restaurant owner in a small village in Provence, refuses to serve customers... And suddenly Mrs. Toffi, his former laundress, opens a restaurant with her nephew Virgil... Annoyed, Cigalon counter-attacks and goes back to cooking.
Acting
Michel Galabru's magnificent sulk — a masterclass in offended dignity.
Production
Sun-drenched Provence locations that'll ruin your local bistro forever.
Director
Georges Folgoas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a Marcel Pagnol play, this was director Georges Folgoas's only feature film — he spent his career in television.
Michel Galabru became a beloved French institution, but here he's channeling pure Pagnol — the regional theater tradition that defined mid-century French comedy.
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