Having first lost his wife then his job as a tweed tailor, Alex Ponttin has devised a novel way to keep himself in touch with society. He admits himself into people's homes, by pretending to be a relative or an official, and persuading his victims to give him a night's free board: He finds at first a lunch at the horrible couple Dumont, where a thief follows him for a robbery. Alex spent an evening in front of TV at Marie, mother of seven children. He runs from Marie to find an evening and a new bed at the home of charming but shy lesbian Caroline and her funny lover Gloria. To save her inheritance, Caroline - accused for her homosexuality by her horrible sister Catherine - tells her aunt Amélie, that Gloria is her secretary and Alex her lover. So Alex has to present himself nude in Caroline's bed. He saves Carolines inheritance. The police officers investigating the case are so terminally stupid that Alex has little chance of being arrested.
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Cast
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Michel Serrault
Alex Ponttin
Known for
La Cage aux Folles
Happiness Is in the Field
Marie-Christine Barrault
Marie Wileska
Known for
Fiasco
My Night at Maud's
Claude Jade
Caroline Winberg
Known for
Stolen Kisses
Topaz
Corinne Le Poulain
Gloria
Also in
Repeated Absences
Sam & Sally
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Inspecteur Bruneau
Known for
Delicatessen
Two Brothers
Jean-Pierre Bisson
Marcel Dumont
Known for
Germinal
Maaike Jansen
Yvonne
Known for
Shooting Stars
Catherine Mouchet
Eugénie
Known for
The Specials
Reinventing Marvin
Serge Riaboukine
Le père Bonfils
Known for
La Mante
Don't Die Too Hard!
Roland Blanche
De Tournefort
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Nikita
Jean Abeillé
Commissaire Corbeau
Known for
Kill the Referee
Laurence Vincendon
Catherine Winberg
Also in
No Pockets in a Shroud
Cinéma 16 Une vieille maîtresse
Jean-Pierre Mocky Director · Jacques Bacelon Screenplay André Ruellan Author
First release January 19, 1994 · Production M6 Films, Lonely Pictures
Production
Koala Films
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M6 Films
Production
Lonely Pictures
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Languages
Original language
French
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French
Release dates
France · January 19, 1994
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No release date listed for United States.
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