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Martin Morel wants to spend Sylvester with both his wife and family and his girlfriend Agnes. So he asks his clumsy friend Bertin to pretend she'd be his wife. But the two can't stand each other... at first.

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    • Author: Felolune
    This is the kind of story which could be performed on stage ,as part of the famous series "Au Théâtre Ce Soir" ,a vaudeville,the ending of which is thoroughly predictable.Nevertheless, filming (partly) on location in a winter sports resort allows the cast to combine business with pleasure.

    Luc Beraud is certainly a good screenwriter whose collaboration with Claude Béraud (notably "La Meilleure Façon De Marcher" ,1976)has produced memorable works;as a director ,and with a cheesy story ,he does not deliver the goods;all the clichés of the light(so to speak) comedy are here: the aging husband (Poiret) ,the young mistress ,the not-very-handsome town planner (Villeret ,who generally serves as a foil to his fellow actors),the friend of Dorothy (who makes his coming out at midnight on New Year's Eve),the mayor (who enjoys disasters?),and the (still attractive) wife who steals a line and a title from Billy Wilder ("kiss me,stupid").

    Jean Poiret and Jacques Villeret were certainly very talented actors who could shine when they were given decent material to work with;their presence is the only reason why you would like to watch that.
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    Jean Poiret Jean Poiret - Martin Morel
    Jacques Villeret Jacques Villeret - Guillaume Bertin
    Agnès Blanchot Agnès Blanchot - Agnès
    Éva Darlan Éva Darlan - Béatrice (as Eva Darlan)
    Jacques Sereys Jacques Sereys - Benoît
    Catherine Hiegel Catherine Hiegel - Odile
    Catherine Arditi Catherine Arditi - Anne-Sophie
    Jacques Boudet Jacques Boudet - Charles
    Claude Evrard Claude Evrard - Picard
    Philippe Brizard Philippe Brizard - L'hôtelier
    André Gille André Gille - Le maire
    Nicolas Navazo Nicolas Navazo - Jeff
    Catherine Gautier Catherine Gautier - La femme du train
    Rosemary McGrotha Rosemary McGrotha - La femme au billet (as Rosemary Mc Grotha)
    Damien Lechevrel Damien Lechevrel - J.J.
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