A man with a gunshot wound in the stomach comes to first house and collapses in Anita's apartment. A minute later he dies and the girl, horrified by what happened, must look for somebody who would help her get rid of the corpse...
Acting
Miou-Miou's escalating desperation is pure physical comedy gold.
Direction
Lautner keeps the farce tight even as logic completely collapses.
Director
Georges Lautner
Miou-Miou
Anita Boucher
Jean Lefebvre
Edmond Michalon
Bernard Ménez
Jean-Pierre Michalon
Henri Guybet
Daniel
Anny Duperey
Janice
Paula Moore
Emmanuelle
Renée Saint-Cyr
Doctor Laville
Maria Pacôme
Mrs. Michalon
Lionel Vitrant
Cumbersome corpse
Jean Luisi
Killer in black passenger in the car
Henri Cogan
Killer in black driving the car
Robert Dalban
Hotel concierge
Jean-Jacques Moreau
French customs officer
Paul Mercey
Swiss customs officer
Patrick Dewaere
Bartender
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is peak 1970s French boulevard comedy—bourgeois manners clashing with working-class panic, all smoke and moral flexibility.
Miou-Miou was already a rising star; this role cemented her gift for making desperation absolutely hilarious.
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