Mario, a bumptious sheep-shearer, discovers he has a inimtable touch that makes women, as well as sheep, swoon at his professional caress. He is soon the most sought-after hairdresser in France and is awarded the Legion of Honor...
Acting
Fernandel's elastic face sells the ridiculous premise completely
Direction
Boyer leans into the absurd without winking too hard
Director
Jean Boyer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fernandel was France's biggest box office star for decades; this was one of thirty films he made in the 1950s alone.
The film gently mocks France's obsession with official honors while still wanting one—very postwar ambivalence.
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