A novelist steals a diamond for kicks, then loses it in a supermarket costume jewelry bin. Chaos ensues.
For fun and to dazzle his wife, the novelist Morgan steals a ring and gets rid of it in the costume jewelry section of a supermarket. Sophie buys the diamond, which forces the novelist to embark on crazy adventures to recover the jewel.
Acting
René Dary's escalating panic is pure comic clockwork.
Production
Postwar Paris locations shot with glossy studio sheen.
Writing
Rube Goldberg plotting that rewards the ridiculous premise.
Director
Jacques Daniel-Norman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1948 France saw a boom in 'comédie de boulevard' films—this one satirizes nouveau riche anxiety amid postwar reconstruction.
Director Jacques Daniel-Norman was primarily a screenwriter; this rare directing credit shows his obsession with elaborate set-piece construction.
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