This is an important day for Marc Chanois, an insurance advisor heading toward middle age: it's his fiancée Sabine's birthday, her parents arrive in Paris and Marc will meet them for dinner to announce the engagement (her father can't stand him), he's bought Sabine a Spitfire, and his most important client is to sign a policy. But, as the day wears on, he's vexed by an incompetent secretary, the unexpected return of a girlfriend he hasn't seen in five years, squatters who use his office at night, the jealous former lover of a flight attendant who lives in the building, and his boss's unexpected return from a Swiss clinic. Will he reach Sabine in one piece?
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Anne Brochet
Martine
Known for
Cyrano de Bergerac
The Hedgehog
Richard Berry
Marc Chanois
Known for
Ruby & Quentin
22 Bullets
Moonha
Sabine
Also in
Cœurs caraïbes
Christian Charmetant
Francis
Known for
Do Not Disturb
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
Gilbert Melki
Bernard
Known for
Angel-A
The Bonfire of Destiny
François Perrot
Devèze
Known for
Exploits of a Young Don Juan
Inspector Blunder
Guilaine Londez
Gisèle
Known for
Jean-Philippe
Benedetta
Julie Debazac
Ingrid
Known for
Tomorrow Is Ours
Just to Be Sure
Edéa Darcque
Joséphine
Known for
Camping
Eastern Boys
Bruno Slagmulder
Gilou
Known for
Paparazzi
Eric Prat
M. Germaine
Known for
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Firmine Richard
La mère de Sabine
Known for
The First Star
8 Women
Miguel Courtois Director · Pierre Colin-Thibert Writer Jean-Claude Islert Writer
First release March 3, 1999 · Produced in France
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France
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French
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French
Release dates
France · March 3, 1999
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