A shaggy dog romance where the real star is the side-eye from a very good boy.
Clodo, a gentle mongrel dog, isn't having much luck. His shaggy appearance has earned him the name of hobo. Often scolded by his Parisian masters for being a nuisance, his only consolation is Cathy, his youngest daughter. Unfortunately, she can't stop her parents from abandoning Clodo at vacation time. Fabien, a young farmer, takes the dog in, despite the hostility of his family. Fabien is secretly in love with his childhood friend, Arlène, "la demoiselle du château", who has left to study in Paris. But she returns home after a disappointment. Their relationship resumes.
Acting
Clodo the dog out-emotes entire human cast.
Cinematography
Sun-drenched French farmland, aggressively cozy.
Director
Georges Clair
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Georges Clair cast his own daughter Arlène as Arlène, and yes, that's her real name in the film. Nepotism has never looked this pastoral.
This forgotten 1971 curio captures a vanishing France—small farms, parish priests, and dogs as family glue before suburban sprawl consumed the countryside.
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