Victor is a legal advisor who finds himself abandoned by his wife and fired the same day. He tries to seek comfort from different friends and family members, but everyone he meets is concerned with their own problems. His morale begins to falter when he realizes that no one cares about him.
Acting
Lindon's crumbling dignity is physically painful to watch.
Writing
Serreau's script weaponizes politeness as emotional violence.
Direction
Serreau builds comedy from silences and failed exits.
Director
Coline Serreau
Vincent Lindon
Victor Barelle
Patrick Timsit
Michou
Zabou Breitman
Isa Barelle
Maria Pacôme
Mme Barelle
Yves Robert
M. Barelle
Annick Alane
Mamie
Gilles Privat
Laurent
Michèle Laroque
Martine
Christian Benedetti
Paul
Nanou Garcia
Sophie
Clotilde Mollet
Tania
Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Françoise
Didier Flamand
M. Laville
Marie-France Santon
Mme Laville
Laurent Gamelon
Didier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Serreau was one of few female directors dominating French comedy in the 90s; this was her pivot from the smash-hit 'Three Men and a Cradle' to darker territory.
Yves Robert (Victor's father) was a legendary French director himself; his casting adds meta-layers to the father-son failure-to-connect scenes.
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