Fantasia chez les ploucs (1971)

Fantasia chez les ploucs is a French film comedy first released in 1971, directed by Gérard Pirès.  The film is based on a novel by Charles Williams and stars Lino Ventura, Mireille Darc, Jean Yanne, Georges Beller and Luigi Bonos.  It has also been released under the title: Fantasia Among the Squares.  Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.


Sagamore Noonan is the owner of a small farm, although his main preoccupation is distilling whisky illegally, which he tries to keep from the attention of the local sheriff.  He lives with his brother Doc Noonan, a ruined bookmaker, Billy, his eight-year old nephew, and Noé, an eccentric uncle who is building a ship to survive the end of the world.  One day, a strange couple, Caroline and her Uncle Simeon, turn up on the farm, looking for a place to stay for a day or two.   These two are in fact a pair of diamond thieves, and their latest haul of jewels is concealed in Caroline’s bikini.  It isn’t long before the Noonan brothers have some more unexpected guests, all eager to get their hands on Caroline’s leisure wear...
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