A madman claims to be your fiancé. Do you take the crazy or wait for the cousin?
A provincial chemist's daughter is to marry her cousin Gilbert.The day before he arrives, a stranger, who has just escaped from an insane asylum, claims he is the famous cousin.
Acting
Dany Robin's wide-eyed comedic timing
Direction
Grangier's door-slamming farce precision
Director
Gilles Grangier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dany Robin was only 17 during filming, making her romantic triangle with two grown men deeply uncomfortable by modern standards.
This 1952 comedy treats psychiatric institutionalization as a quirky meet-cute, reflecting post-war French cinema's casual relationship with mental health tropes.
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