Summary
To raise some desperately needed capital, a naïve tax inspector, Adrien Courtois,
allows himself to be persuaded by a speculator Renaud d’Homécourt to invest his
wife’s savings in sugar. At the time, 1974, the world is suffering from a
serious shortage of sugar, and the investment looks like a sound one. Sure enough,
Adrien’s shares begin to soar in value, and he begins to plan his sweet, millionaire
future. Then the bubble bursts. New stocks of sugar flood the market and Adrien
is ruined…
Review
Inspired by the real-life sugar crisis of 1974, this film is an entertaining satire on
the world of big finance and speculation. Although the story is a little bland,
the film succeeds overall because of the fine performances from Gérard Depardieu
and Jean Carmet. The unlikely pairing of an anarchistic con-artist and a tired middle-aged
civil servant works surprisingly well, and this is certainly the focus of the film.
The two actors won Césars in 1980 for their parts in this film (Best Actor for
Depardieu, Best Supporting Actor for Carmet).
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Credits
- Director: Jacques Rouffio
- Script: Georges Conchon, Jacques Rouffio
- Photo: René Mathelin
- Music: Philippe Sarde
- Cast: Jean Carmet (Adrien Courtois), Gérard Depardieu (Raoul-Renaud Homecourt), Michel Piccoli (Grezillo), Nelly Borgeaud (Hilda Courtois), Georges Descrières (Vandelmont), Roger Hanin (Karbaoui), Marthe Villalonga (Mme Karbaoui), Jean-Paul Muel (Pergamont), Claude Piéplu (Berot), Tony Taffin (Flanqué)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 104 min
- Aka: The Sugar
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