

A few stories about marriage and its problems. Antoine is about to marry Gisèle. His friend Julien, an established bachelor, desperately tries to convince him not to do it, recounting his own painful experiences.
Acting
Belmondo and Brialy's chaotic chemistry carries every frame.
Costume
Françoise Dorléac's wardrobe alone justifies the ticket price.

Director
Édouard Molinaro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of five films Françoise Dorléac released in 1964 alone; her tragic death three years later makes her radiant screen presence here almost unbearably poignant.
Molinaro made this smack in the middle of the Nouvelle Vague era, yet the polished studio comedy deliberately rejected the movement's gritty handheld aesthetic—it's practically a manifesto for traditional French craft.
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