Valparaiso, Valparaiso

Mar 31, 1973

1h 30m

★ 4.4

Overview

Alain Cluny is Balthazar, a bumbling middle-aged intellectual who spouts off from time to time about leftist causes, usually to his current girlfriend. Then Edwarda (Bernadette Lafont), who is active in the political underground, comes into his life. From that point on, he begins to act on his beliefs. Edwarda's underground political action group stages a little drama to test Balthazar's commitment and reliability, putting him through an interrogation by what appear to him to be French secret police. Having passed this test, he is given a real assignment. This film is a comedy with elements of satire, and it explores the humor to be found in left-wing pretentiousness of all kinds. - Rovi

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Les Films de la Commune

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Cast

Balthazar Lamarck-Caulaincourt

Alain Cuny

Edwarda

Bernadette Lafont

Lazlo

László Szabó

Lara

Albane Navizet

La paysanne

Alexandra Stewart

Un méchant

Rufus

Un très méchant

Clément Harari

Helmut

Hans Meyer

Anatole

Yves Afonso

Simon

Christian Van Cau

La maîtresse de maison

Marthe Mercadier

Le maître de maison

Yves Vincent

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