A suicide attempt interrupted by a burglar? French farce at its most unhinged.
When Nadia, his unfaithful mistress, breaks up with him, Patrick Lambert decides to kill himself. But before he reaches the point of no return he is stopped in the act by Camille, a burglar who has just broken into his house. Thanks to him and also to Rosita, Camille's girlfriend who falls for him, Patrick forgets his gloomy thoughts. It is the beginning of a series of crazy misunderstandings and adventures.
Acting
Pierre-Louis's burglar steals every scene literally.
Writing
Escalating misunderstandings pile into glorious nonsense.
Production
Post-war Paris captured in cozy criminal glow.
Director
Henri Lepage
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1950s French comedy loved pairing suicidal bourgeois with working-class saviors—class anxiety dressed as farce.
Henri Lepage directed mostly forgotten programmers; this survives as a cult curio thanks to Arnoul's rising star power.
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