Fou comme François

Jan 10, 1979

1h 35m

★ 2.0

Overview

Marseille. The director of a company offers a promotion to Francois (Michel Creton) if he accepts to help him fire all the staff from his office. If he refuses, he will himself be fired. Francois opts for the latter. He registers as unemployed and discovers what he has lacked so far in his life: a certain freedom. His habits are changing as well as his attitude towards the others changes ... Luce (Claude Jade), his wife, and Marquerite (Courtois Queen), her stepmother, are surprised: why he is not himself anymore?

Genres

Comedy

Drama

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Cast

Luce

Claude Jade

François

Michel Creton

Marguerite, mère de Luce

Reine Courtois

Dominique

Fabienne Arel

Dr. Toscanini

Jean-Pierre Lituac

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