David is an accountant. He leaves town every Friday, pretending he is going to take care of his parents at their old people’s home. But actually his parents are dead, and he spends the week-ends converting a chalet. He intends to live there with Lise, a woman he knows and loves since childhood. But Lise is married to another and has a baby. David’s mad love does not see those facts as an obstacle…
Credits: Producers, Maurice Bernart, Hubert Niogret ; director, Claude Miller ; writers, Claude Miller, Luc Beraud ; photography, Pierre Lhomme ; music, Alain Jomy ; art director, Hilton McConnico.
Cast: Christian Clavier, Jacques Denis, Gerard Depardieu, Dominique Laffin, Miou-Miou, Claude Pieplu, Josiane Balasko.
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ACMI Identifier
X000023
Languages
English
French
Subject category
Foreign language films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)